Type 081 mine countermeasure vessel

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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.

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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]

TypePennant #NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedStatusFleet
081805张家港 / Zhangjiagang Qiuxin20066 Mar 2007Active East Sea Fleet
081810靖江 / Jingjiang Qiuxin―9 Nov 2007ActiveEast Sea Fleet
081839浏阳 / Liuyang Qiuxin12 Nov 200629 July 2007ActiveSouth Sea Fleet
081840泸溪 / Luxi Qiuxin15 May 200629 July 2007ActiveSouth 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]

TypePennant #NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedStatusFleet
081A841孝义 / Xiaoyi JNCX Oct 2010Feb 24, 2012Active South Sea Fleet
081A842台山 / Taishan JNCX―Aug 6, 2012ActiveSouth Sea Fleet
081A843常熟 / Changshu WuchangMay 2012May 13, 2013ActiveSouth Sea Fleet
081A844鹤山 / Heshan JNCXSept 2012Oct 10, 2013ActiveSouth Sea Fleet
081A845青州 / Qingzhou JNCX―Jan 26, 2014Active North Sea Fleet
081A846禹城 / Yucheng JNCXSept 201310 Oct 2014ActiveNorth Sea Fleet
081A847仁怀 / Renhuai Wuchang―2018ActiveNorth Sea Fleet
081A848宣威 / Xuanwei WuchangAug 20172018ActiveNorth Sea Fleet
081A849无棣 / Wudi Wuchang10 Dec 20172019ActiveNorth Sea Fleet
081A831江山 / Jiangshan Wuchang28 Mar 20182019ActiveEast 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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