Admiralty Shipyards launches submarine Khanh Hoa built for Vietnamese Navy (photo)
On March 28, 2014, Saint-Petersburg based Admiralty Shipyards held an official ceremony of floating out the Khanh Hoa, submarine of project 636. According to the press center of Saint-Petersburg Administration, the event was attended by representatives of Admiralty Shipyards OJSC, Vietnam People's Navy, Saint-Petersburg Administration, Russian defence export company Rosoboronexport OJSC and Central Design Bureau of Marine Engineering “Rubin”.
This is the fourth serial submarine of project 636 built for Vietnam by Admiralty Shipyards. Submarines of this project feature the best stealth quality than any other domestic warships. Merging with natural water noise the submarine can detect a target at a distance 3 to 4 times more then the distance of her own detection by an enemy, the statement says. The Improved Kilo, or Project 636 Varshavyanka-class submarine
also features an inertial navigation system (INS) with long-term storage of parameters without correction. The warship was designed for anti-shipping and anti-submarine operations in relatively shallow waters.
Admiralteiskie Verfi OJSC (Admiralty Shipyards) is a key enterprise of shipbuilding, a centre of conventional submarine building of Russia. The shipyard is affiliated with the United Shipbuilding Corporation OJSC.