Chinese icebreaker Haijing 6401

"Chinese icebreaker Haibing 723" and "Haibing 723" redirect here. For the Icebreaker of the same name made in 2015, see Type 272 icebreaker.

Class overview
Preceded by	Type 071 icebreaker
Succeeded by	Type 272 icebreaker
In service	1982–
Completed	1
Active	1
History
China
Name	Haibing 723 (Chinese :海冰723)
Namesake	Sea ice
Commissioned	1982
Decommissioned	November 2012
Renamed	from C723
Fate	Transferred to China Marine Surveillance
China
Name	Haijian 111 (Chinese :海监111)
Operator	China Marine Surveillance
Acquired	November 2012
Decommissioned	2013
Fate	Transferred to China coast guard
China
Name	Haijing 1411 (Chinese :海警1411)
Operator	China Coast Guard
Acquired	2013
Renamed	to Haijing 6401 (Chinese :海警6401)
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Icebreaker [1]
Displacement	4,491 tonnes (4,420 long tons; 4,950 short tons) (full) [1]
Length	102 m (334 ft 8 in) [1]
Beam	17.1 m (56 ft 1 in) [1]
Draft	5.9 m (19 ft 4 in) [1]
Installed power	Two diesel engines [1]
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) [1]
Complement	95 [1]
Armament	8 x 37 mm gun (4 twin) [1]

Haijing 6401 (NATO reporting name Yanbing) is a China Coast Guard icebreaker. ^[1]

Design

Haijing 6401 is the sole icebreaker of the Type 210 (NATO: Yanbing) class. ^{[2] [1]} According to a Chinese report in the early 2000s using Japanese sources, it could break 1.2 meters thick ice and the superstructure was fitted with electronic surveillance equipment. ^[3]

History

The ship was built for the People's Liberation Army Navy in 1982 as C723, which was then Changed to Haibing 723, ^{[2] [1]} and operated as a spy ship in the North Sea Fleet. ^[4]

In May 2000, the ship transited the Tsugaru Strait, conducted surveillance near Tsushima Island for seven days starting on May 14, and passed through the strait three times from May 23 to 26 to surveil the Cape Tappi "guard station." Japan lodged a complaint with China. ^[5]

The ship was transferred to the China Marine Surveillence's North China Sea Fleet and renamed to Haijian 111 (Chinese :海监111). ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]} On 21 December 2012 Haijian 111 participated in a patrol with Haijian 50 and Haijian 83 off the Diaoyu Islands. ^[10]

The ship was transferred to the coast guard in July 2013 after the China Marine Surveillence was disbanded. ^[11] Haijian 111 was renamed to Haijing 1411. ^{[1] [12] [8]}

According to the Office of Naval Intelligence, Haijing 1411 was renamed to Haijing 6401. ^[8]

References

1. Saunders, Stephan, ed. (2015). Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. Jane's Information Group. p. 170. ISBN   978-0710631435.
2. "揭秘中国海军破冰船发展:百天建成首艘 如今经历三代". Sina. Sina military official account. 2018-03-04.
3. "日本眼中的中国情报搜集船". huaxia.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 8 September 2003.
4. Saunders, Stephan, ed. (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN   978-0-7106-2888-6.
5. Ball, Desmond; Tanter, Richard (2015). The Tools of Owatatsumi: Japan's Ocean Surveillance and Coastal Defence Capabilities. Canberra: Australian National University Press. p. 65. ISBN   9781925022278.
6. "11艘退役军舰改建加入海监 数量与日本仍有差距" [11 Navy ships were handed to the China Marine Surveillance, however there is still a numerical difference with Japan]. politics.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
7. https://hk.crntt.com/crn-webapp/doc/docDetailCreate.jsp?coluid=7&kindid=0&docid=102387102&page=2&mdate=0102132927 中國11退役軍艦加入海監　數量仍不及日本 [11 decommissioned Chinese navy ships are acquired by the China Marine Surveillance however numbers are still lacking compared to Japan]
8. United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence (December 2022). "PLA Navy Identification Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 20 December 2022.
9. "中国海军5000吨级破冰舰改装海监船巡航钓鱼岛" [Chinese navy 5000 tonne icebreaker converted into CMS ship conducts patrols around Diaoyu Islands]. www.chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
10. "中國海監船再次進入釣魚島海域 - BBC中文網 - 兩岸三地". www.bbc.com (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2025-02-20.
11. Martinson, Ryan D. (2015). "From Words to Actions: The Creation of the China Coast Guard". China as a "Maritime Power". CNA. p. 3.
12. "實力堪比一國海軍，帶你重新認識中國海警 | 內地 - 香港中通社" [The new Chinese coast guard is as strong as some navies]. www.hkcna.hk. Retrieved 2025-02-20.