Vietnamese submarine Khanh Hoa

History
Vietnam People's Navy
Name	Khánh Hoà
Namesake	Khánh Hòa Province
Ordered	14 December 2009
Builder	Admiralty Shipyards
Launched	28 March 2014
Commissioned	2 July 2015
Homeport	Cam Ranh
Identification	HQ-185
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Kilo-class submarine (Project 636.1)
Type	Attack submarine
Displacement	2350t / 3950t
Length	70.0–73.8 m (229 ft 8 in – 242 ft 2 in)
Beam	9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)
Draft	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Installed power	Diesel-electric
Propulsion	Diesel-electric propulsion; 2 × 1000 kW Diesel generators; 1 × 5,500–6,800 shp (4,100–5,100 kW) Propulsion motor; 1 × fixed-pitch 7 bladed propeller;
Speed	9-17 knots
Endurance	45 days
Complement	52
Armament	6 x 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 18 torpedoes; 4 Kalibr / Club land-attack cruise missile, anti-ship missile and anti-submarine missile;

Vietnam People's Navy Submarine 185–Khánh Hòa is a Kilo-class submarine of the Vietnam People's Navy. She is one of six Kilo-class submarines in service with Vietnam.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ VnExpress. "Vietnam's new-found submarine power and where it came from - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Vietnam and ASEAN news. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
^ "Vietnam completes commission of six Kilo-class submarines". TUOI TRE NEWS. 2017-03-01. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
^ "In Photos: Six Kilo-class submarines in close up". VOV - VOV Online Newspaper. 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

History

Vietnam People's Navy
Name	Khánh Hoà
Namesake	Khánh Hòa Province
Ordered	14 December 2009
Builder	Admiralty Shipyards
Launched	28 March 2014
Commissioned	2 July 2015
Homeport	Cam Ranh
Identification	HQ-185
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Kilo-class submarine (Project 636.1)
Type	Attack submarine
Displacement	2350t / 3950t
Length	70.0–73.8 m (229 ft 8 in – 242 ft 2 in)
Beam	9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)
Draft	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Installed power	Diesel-electric
Propulsion	Diesel-electric propulsion 2 × 1000 kW Diesel generators 1 × 5,500–6,800 shp (4,100–5,100 kW) Propulsion motor 1 × fixed-pitch 7 bladed propeller
Speed	9-17 knots
Endurance	45 days
Complement	52
Armament	6 x 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 18 torpedoes 4^[1] Kalibr / Club land-attack cruise missile, anti-ship missile and anti-submarine missile