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Vietnam People Navy Submarine 187Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu is a Kilo-class submarine of the Vietnam People's Navy. She is the last of six Kilo-class submarines in service with Vietnam.[3][4][5]

NameBà Rịa-Vũng Tàu
Ordered14 December 2009
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Vietnam People's Navy
NameBà Rịa-Vũng Tàu
NamesakeBà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province
Ordered14 December 2009
BuilderAdmiralty Shipyards
Launched28 September 2015
Commissioned28 February 2017
Home portCam Ranh
IdentificationHQ-187
StatusActive
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General characteristics
Class & typeKilo-class submarine (Project 636.1)
TypeAttack submarine
Displacement2350t / 3950t
Length70.0–73.8 m (229 ft 8 in – 242 ft 2 in)
Beam9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)
Draft6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Installed powerDiesel-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
Speed9–17 knots
Endurance45 days
Complement52
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