Unit Name: | Submarine Force |
Native Name: | Binh chủng Tàu ngầm |
Start Date: | 29 May 2013 |
Branch: | Vietnam People's Navy |
Type: | Armed services |
Role: | Submarine warfare |
Garrison: | Cam Ranh Bay, Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam |
Garrison Label: | Headquarters |
Colors Label: | Colour |
Equipment: | 6 submarines |
Equipment Label: | Fleet |
Anniversaries: | 20 June |
Commander1: | Lieutenant Colonel Nguyễn Văn Bách[1] |
Commander1 Label: | Brigadier |
Commander2: | Lieutenant Colonel Nguyễn Văn Quán |
Commander2 Label: | Brigade Political Commissar |
The Submarine Force (Vietnamese: Binh chủng Tàu ngầm), is an armed service of the Vietnam People's Navy which deals with submarine warfare.
The force is made up of 6 Russian made Kilo-class submarines.
Currently, the force consists of a single unit: 189th Submarine Brigade.[1]
In 2009, the VPN ordered 6 Kilo-class submarine submarines from Russia.[2] The total value of the contract was 4.3 billion USD. The contract also includes the training of Vietnamese sailors and the construction of a class-1 standard submarine crew training center at Cam Ranh Bay.
On 29 May 2013, the VPN officially established the submarine force and the creation of the 189th Submarine Brigade at Cam Ranh Bay.