Lê Quý Đôn
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History | |
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Vietnam | |
Namesake | Lê Quý Đôn |
Owner | Vietnam People's Navy |
Builder | Marine Projects Ltd., Gdańsk |
Launched | June 2014 |
Completed | June 2015 |
Maiden voyage | 27. September 2015 |
Homeport | Nha Trang |
Identification |
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Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | training ship |
Tonnage | 714 GT |
Displacement | 950 tons |
Length | 67 m (220 ft) |
Beam | 10 m (33 ft) |
Draught | 4 m (13 ft) |
Installed power | 880 kW (1196 hp) |
Propulsion | Sail, auxiliary diesel engine |
Sail plan | three-masted barque |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) under power |
Endurance | 45 days |
Crew | 30 + 80 cadetts |
Armament | 4x remote controlled weapon stations for .5 cal (12.7mm) WKM-Bm machine guns |
Sailing Vessel 286 – Lê Quý Đôn is a tall ship of the Vietnam People's Navy (Hải quân Nhân dân Việt Nam). She is named in honour of the Vietnamese philosopher Lê Quý Đôn (1726–1784). The maiden voyage with a mixed crew of Vietnamese and Polish sailors started on 27 September 2015 from Gdańsk to Nha Trang, where she is based now.