Vietnamese frigate Dinh Tien Hoang (HQ-011)

Đinh Tiên Hoàng (HQ-011) is the first Gepard-class frigate (Gepard 3.9 type) in the Vietnam People's Navy. The VPN contracted the Zelenodolsk shipyard in Russia to build the ship.[1]

Đinh Tiên Hoàng underway in 2016
History
Vietnam
NameĐinh Tiên Hoàng (HQ-011)
NamesakeĐinh Tiên Hoàng
BuilderZelenodolsk Factory
Cost$175 million
Launched12 December 2010
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeGepard-class frigate
Displacement2,100 tons
Length102.14 m (335.1 ft) (93.5 m (307 ft) waterline)
Beam13.09 m (42.9 ft)
Draught5.3 m (17 ft)
Propulsion2 shaft CODOG, Two gas turbines (29,300 shp (21,800 kW) each), 1 Type 61D Diesel (8,000 bhp (6,000 kW)), 3 600 kW diesel alternator sets
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range4,000 nmi (7,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Endurance15 days
Complement98
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar:Navigation radar (unknown type), Cross Dome surface & air search radar, Bass Stand cruise missile target designator, Bass Tilt AK-630 fire-control
  • Sonar:None
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Electronic Warfare:2 Bell Shroud passive intercept, 2 Bell Squat jammers, 4 16-barreled Pk-16 countermeasure rocket launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried1 x Kamov Ka-27

Design and description

Đinh Tiên Hoàng (HQ-011) is designed to perform search tasks, track and destroy floating target ships, air defense, anti-submarine (limited), escort, and patrol territorial waters and special areas with economic rights. The ship can enter combat independently or in squadrons, and is equipped with stealth technology, to present a minimum presence on enemy radar screens.

Vietnam and Russia signed a contract on 12 May 2006 worth US$350 million to build two Gepard-class frigates designed by the Institute ZPKB in Zelenodolsk.[2]

At the request of the Vietnam People's Navy the ship known as Project 11661 was completely redesigned to become Gepard 3.9. The redesigned ships include stealth technology and the most advanced weapons available from Russia today, including air defense systems, Palma Close-in weapon system AK-630, Kh-35 anti-ship missiles, and Kamov Ka-27 helicopters. The anti-submarine technology includes the RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launcher.[3] These two ships are the latest generation of the Gepard class produced at the Zelenodolsk plant. It took two years to build the prototypes under Project 11661.[3]

Construction and career

Đinh Tiên Hoàng (HQ-011) was launched on 12 December 2010. The ship is named after Đinh Tiên Hoàng, the first Vietnamese emperor following the defeat of the Twelve Warlords. He was the founder of the short-lived Đinh dynasty and a significant figure in the establishment of Vietnamese political unity in the tenth century.

Đinh Tiên Hoàng (HQ-011) visited Indonesia from 12 to 15 November, Brunei from 19 to 21 November and the Philippines from 24 to 26 November 2014.[4]

Đinh Tiên Hoàng (HQ-011) will engage in an exchange with Singapore's naval force from 23 to 26 January 2016 and participate in the International Fleet Review 2016 in early February.[5]

References
  1. "BAODATVIET.VN | Xem chiến hạm Đinh Tiên Hoàng cưỡi tàu về Việt Nam". Archived from the original on December 9, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011. Quocphong
  2. John Pike (1920-01-20). "Gepard Class – Project 1166.1". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  3. "Project 11661 Gepard Class Frigates". Naval Technology. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  4. "Tàu Hải quân Việt Nam kết thúc tốt đẹp chuyến thăm ba nước Đông Nam Á" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. "Vietnamese frigate to attend International Fleet Review in India next month". 28 June 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

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