PLA Navy Commissioned 20th Type 056 Jiangdao-Class Corvette

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgAt4V6J4RXQjaDQbfkG_jWLrBT0FrJY4lA0Ubcm9DeJT27OGP-9dDBA5_AmPLbHlqyqMGsqIxQlOFATP7F_PCPdNxDOdCl9owkEoIR_cP0MH7hSAyV1urZ1mWlkQ4nuFxeOYDUUkb7Q/s1600/People's%2BLiberation%2BArmy%2BNavy%2B(PLAN)%2B%2Bhas%2Bcommissioned%2B%E9%BB%84%E7%9F%B3%2B%2BHuangshi%2C%2Ba%2BType%2B056%2BJiangdao-class%2Bcorvette%2Binto%2Bits%2BNorth%2BSea%2BFleet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgAt4V6J4RXQjaDQbfkG_jWLrBT0FrJY4lA0Ubcm9DeJT27OGP-9dDBA5_AmPLbHlqyqMGsqIxQlOFATP7F_PCPdNxDOdCl9owkEoIR_cP0MH7hSAyV1urZ1mWlkQ4nuFxeOYDUUkb7Q/s320/People's%2BLiberation%2BArmy%2BNavy%2B(PLAN)%2B%2Bhas%2Bcommissioned%2B%E9%BB%84%E7%9F%B3%2B%2BHuangshi%2C%2Ba%2BType%2B056%2BJiangdao-class%2Bcorvette%2Binto%2Bits%2BNorth%2BSea%2BFleet.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)  has commissioned 黄石 / Huangshi, a Type 056 Jiangdao-class corvette into its North Sea Fleet in a ceremony which took place at Weihai maritime garrison. The 502 Huangshi was constructed at the Shanghai Hudong shipyard,</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  The 90 m Huangshi like its sister ships features a stealthy hull design to reduced radar cross section. It has displacement of 1500 tonnes and it combine a stealth design with 76 mm main gun, 2x triple-tube torpedo launchers, and 4x YJ-83 medium range anti-ship cruise missiles. Its flight deck is capable of handling Z-9C helicopter.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  Huangshi is the  20th Type 056 Jiangdao-class corvette to be commissioned by People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and it is 4th ship to be fitted with towed array and variable depth sonars for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) role.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> </div>

PLA Navy Commissioned 20th Type 056 Jiangdao-Class Corvette

People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)  has commissioned 黄石 / Huangshi, a Type 056 Jiangdao-class corvette into its North Sea Fleet in...

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Type 056 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvette Launched

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Type 056 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvette Launched

China has launched Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) version of the Type 056 Corvette which will carry towed array sonar.

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