Chinese frigate Dongguan
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Name: | Dongguan |
Namesake: | Dongguan |
Builder: | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai[1] |
Completed: | 1995[1] |
Status: | in active service, as of 2012 |
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Class and type: | Type 053 frigate |
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Length: | 103.22 m (338 ft 8 in) |
Beam: | 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) |
Draught: | 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion: |
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Speed: | 25.6 knots (47.4 km/h; 29.5 mph) |
Endurance: | 15 days |
Complement: | 200 |
Sensors and processing systems: |
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Armament: |
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Dongguan (560) is a Type 053H1G (Jianghu-V) frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
The frigate is based at Mischief Reef, 76 nautical miles from Half Moon Shoal, Spratly Islands in South China Sea.[3] On 25 February 2011 she was involved in a confrontation in Jackson Atoll with three fishing boats from the Philippines.[4] She ran aground on Half Moon Shoal on 11 July 2012.[5][3]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Jianghu-class frigates". globalsecurity.org. 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ↑ "Type 053H1G (Jianghu-V Class) Missile Frigate". SinoDefence.com. 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- 1 2 Jaime Laude (2012-07-14). "China ship runs aground near Phl". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ↑ George Amurao (2012-07-21). "A shoal too far in South China Sea". Asia Times Online. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ↑ Austin Ramzy (2012-07-24). "China's Newest City Raises Threat of Conflict in South China Sea". time.com. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
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