Vietnam People's Navy Submarine 183–Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh (Ho Chi Minh City) 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]
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| History |
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| Name | Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh |
| Namesake | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Ordered | 14 December 2009 |
| Builder | Admiralty Shipyards |
| Launched | 28 December 2012 |
| Commissioned | 3 April 2014 |
| Homeport | Cam Ranh |
| Identification | HQ-183 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics |
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| Class & 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
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| Speed | 9-17 knots |
| Endurance | 45 days |
| Complement | 52 |
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