The business call of the Vietnam Navy warship took place from July 24 to July 31
MOSCOW, July 31. /tass/. The warship of the Naval Forces (Navy) of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam "Chan Hung Dao" has left Vladivostok. This was reported in the information support department of the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) for the Pacific Fleet (TOF).
The frigate Chang Hung Dao of the Naval Forces of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam left the main base of the Pacific Fleet after completing the business call. A farewell ceremony with foreign sailors was held on the shore under the leadership of Rear Admiral Alexei Sysuev, commander of the Primorsky Flotilla of heterogeneous forces of the Pacific Fleet," they said.
During the parking of the frigate "Chang Hung Dao" in Vladivostok, the ship's crew, along with servicemen of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) Navy and the Russian Navy, took part in the celebration of the Navy Day. Cultural events with excursions and visits to the Museum of the Pacific Fleet were also organized for the sailors. The business call of the Vietnamese Navy warship took place from July 24 to July 31.
The frigate "Chan Hyung Dao" was built at the Zelenodolsk Shipyard named after A.M. Gorky according to the project 11661E "Cheetah-3.9". It was launched on April 27, 2016, and on October 27, 2017 it was delivered by the transport ship Rolldock Star to the Vietnamese naval base Cam Ranh. This is the third of four frigates built for Vietnam.
Cooperation between the Vietnamese Navy and the Russian Navy
The cooperation between the Vietnamese Navy and the Russian Navy has been going on for more than 70 years. Vietnam, as representatives of the state and military leadership of the country have repeatedly stated, will always remember the unprecedented feat of Soviet sailors who helped in the struggle for national independence. During the years of Vietnam's struggle against French colonialism in 1945-1954 and the confrontation with American aggression in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Russian sailors provided access to Vietnamese ports to cargo ships delivering necessary weapons, ammunition, food and medicines for the young Democratic Republic of Vietnam, which was at war with powerful opponents.
In the current period of peaceful development of the country, the ships of the Pacific Fleet traditionally continue to come with friendly visits to its shores. Located on the Cam Ranh Peninsula for 23 years, the logistics point of the Pacific Fleet was the largest base of the Russian Navy abroad. After the Cam Ranh logistics center fully fulfilled its purpose, in May 2002, Russia officially returned this facility to Vietnam. The Republic stated that Cam Ranh would no longer be used as a foreign military facility and would become an open commercial port.
It is the first time that Russian warships have entered Cam Ranh since the withdrawal of the military contingent in June 2014. Then Cam Ranh was visited by a squadron of the Pacific Fleet consisting of the large anti-submarine ship Marshal Shaposhnikov, the medium sea tanker Irkut and the rescue vessel Alatau.
