Sixth Kilo-class submarine launch ceremony in pictures
(VOV) - Vietnam’s sixth Kilo-class submarine, codenamed HQ-187 Ba Ria-Vung Tau, was officially launched at the Admiralty Shipyard in St. Petersburg on September 28.
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| Russian shipbuilders launching the last of the six Kilo-class submarines ordered by the Vietnamese Navy on September 28 |
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General Director of Admiralty Verfi Shipbuilding Company Aleksandler Buzakov addressing the launch ceremony of HQ-187 Ba Ria-Vung Tau. |
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Rear Admiral Pham Hoai Nam, Commander of the People's Navy of Vietnam speaking at the launch ceremony of the submarine. |
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Nguyen Thanh Son and Vietnamese delegates at the event. |
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| The crew of HQ-187 Ba Ria-Vung Tau at the launch ceremony. |
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Vietnamese delegates and the submarine’s crew members taking a photo. |
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| Submarine codenamed HQ-187 Ba Ria-Vung Tau being launched. |