Chinese frigate Dongguan
Dongguan | |
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China | |
Name | Dongguan |
Namesake | Dongguan |
Builder | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai[1] |
Completed | 1995[1] |
Status | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Type 053 frigate |
Displacement |
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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 |
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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
- ^ a b "Jianghu-class frigates". globalsecurity.org. 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Type 053H1G (Jianghu-V Class) Missile Frigate". SinoDefence.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ a b Jaime Laude (14 July 2012). "China ship runs aground near Phl". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ George Amurao (21 July 2012). "A shoal too far in South China Sea". Asia Times Online. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Austin Ramzy (24 July 2012). "China's Newest City Raises Threat of Conflict in South China Sea". Time. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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Type 053K Jiangdong class |
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Type 053H Jianghu-I class |
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Type 053H1 Jianghu-II class |
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Type 053H1G Jianghu-V class |
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Type 053H1Q Jianghu-IV class |
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Type 053H2 Jianghu-III class |
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Type 053H2G Jiangwei-I class |
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Type 053H3 Jiangwei-II class |
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China Coast Guard |
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Bangladesh Navy |
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Egyptian Navy |
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Myanmar Navy |
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Royal Thai Navy Chao Phraya class |
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- Preceded by: Type 065 frigates
- Followed by: Type 054 frigates
- List of frigates of the People's Liberation Army Navy
- List of frigates of the Egyptian Navy
- List of frigates of the Royal Thai Navy