Type 081 mine countermeasure vessel

Type 081

Type 081 mine countermeasure vessel (NATO reporting name Wochi-class) is a Chinese minesweeper/minehunter currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The second batch is often designated as Type 081A.

Type 081

Type 081 was built by Qiuxin (求新) Shipyard of Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. The first ship was launched in 2006 and entered service in 2007. Specification:[1]

Type Pennant # Name Builder Launched Commissioned Status Fleet
081 805 张家港 / Zhangjiagang Qiuxin 2006 6 Mar 2007 Active East Sea Fleet
081 810 靖江 / Jingjiang Qiuxin 9 Nov 2007 Active East Sea Fleet
081 839 浏阳 / Liuyang Qiuxin 12 Nov 2006 29 July 2007 Active South Sea Fleet
081 840 泸溪 / Luxi Qiuxin 15 May 2006 29 July 2007 Active South Sea Fleet

Type 081A

Originally only known as the second batch of Type 081, it was revealed that this new minesweeper was designated as Type 081A,[2] and it is a development of earlier Type 081. Type 081A is designed by the 708th Institute. A total of five have entered service with PLAN by mid-2014. Specification:[3]

  • Displacement: 1200 tons
  • Length: 67.8 m (222 ft)
  • Armament: 1 H/PJ-14 single 30 mm naval gun
Type Pennant # Name Builder Launched Commissioned Status Fleet
081A 841 孝义 / Xiaoyi JNCX Oct 2010 Feb 24, 2012 Active South Sea Fleet
081A 842 台山 / Taishan JNCX Aug 6, 2012 Active South Sea Fleet
081A 843 常熟 / Changshu Wuchang May 2012 May 13, 2013 Active South Sea Fleet
081A 844 鹤山 / Heshan JNCX Sept 2012 Oct 10, 2013 Active South Sea Fleet
081A 845 青州 / Qingzhou JNCX Jan 26, 2014 Active North Sea Fleet
081A 846 禹城 / Yucheng JNCX Sept 2013 10 Oct 2014 Active North Sea Fleet
081A 847 仁怀 / Renhuai Wuchang 2018 Active North Sea Fleet
081A 848 宣威 / Xuanwei Wuchang Aug 2017 2018 Active North Sea Fleet
081A 849 无棣 / Wudi Wuchang 10 Dec 2017 2019 Active North Sea Fleet
081A 831 Wuchang 28 Mar 2018 2019 Active East Sea Fleet

References

  1. ^ "Type 081". Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  2. ^ Type 081A
  3. ^ "Type 081A". Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
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