The crew will have two days to meet with crew members of the Pacific fleet, discuss further cooperation plans and prepare for a parade at sea.
Vietnamese officials and people attended the welcoming ceremony for the Quang Trung protection ship in Vladivostok.
On July 27, the 016-Quang Trung missile protection ship will attend the parade to celebrate Russian Navy Day.
Solemn welcoming ceremony for the Quang Trung destroy ship of the Vietnam Navy in Vladivostok.
The ship of project 11661E type "Gepard 3.9" is one of four axis ships specially built by Russia under the order of Vietnam.
As soon as the 016-Quang Trung missile protection ship entered the wharf and stood next to the Gromkiy escort ship, Colonel Nguyen Van Ngan, the ship commander, was ashore. He shook hands with the commander of the Pacific fleet's surface ship group, Class I Captain Alexandr Schvartz, and thanked him for his warm welcome. According to Russian customs, Vietnamese shipmen and Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh were presented with a round loaf of bread and flowers.
The ship was built at the Zelenodolsk factory under the A.M. name. Gorky was developed by Zelenodolsk Design Institute.
In 2018, the ship joined the Vietnam Navy.
The 016-Quang Trung protection ship is capable of solving a series of tasks. During peacetime, the ship carries out patrol and national maritime protection missions.
