VietNamNet Bridge - Four Indian naval ships carrying 1,200 officers and sailors will dock at the Tien Sa Port in Da Nang city to have exchange operations with Vietnam’s navy from June 4 to 8.

According to the Da Nang Department of Information and Communications, the four Indian naval vessels include the guided missile destroyer INS Satpura (F48), the logistics ship INS Shakti (A57), the destroyer INS Ranvijay (D55) and the corvette INS Kirch (P62).

In five days, the two navies will have many activities such as organizing tours to the ships for the Indian community in Vietnam and Da Nang officials; exchange of expertise between the Command of Navy Region 3 and the crew of INS Satpura; friendly volleyball games between the Indian crews with officers and soldiers of the Command of Navy Region 3.

On this occasion, the ship captains will visit the Cham Museum, the Centre for Street Children in Da Nang, music exchange between bands of the Indian vessels with the art troupe of Military Zone 5. Specifically, 90 children of the Centre for Street Children will be visiting the Indian naval ships.

The guided missile destroyer INS Satpura has 50 officers and 350 sailors. It is 143 m long, 17 m wide, with a tonnage of 5,300 tons, speed of up to 32 nautical miles per hour.

The INS Shakti logistics ship carries 30 officers and 200 sailors. It is 175 m long, 25 m wide, with a tonnage of 27,500 tons, speed of up to 20 nautical miles per hour.

The INS Ranvijay destroyer has 50 officers and 400 sailors. It is 146m long, 15.8 m wide, weighing 4,974 tons and speed of 35 nautical miles per hour. The INS Kirch corvette has a tonnage of 1,460 tons, 91m in length, 10.5 m in width, and speed of up to 25 nautical miles per hour. This corvette carries 170 officers and sailors.

On January 1, the naval training ship Sudarshini carried 6 officers and 70 sailors to Da Nang. The visit lasted for three days to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam - India.

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