Chinese spy ship Beijixing

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Beijixing on 12 December 2014
History
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Name
  • Beijixing
  • (北極星)
Namesake Beijixing
Builder Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding
CommissionedLate 1991
Renamed
  • from Dongdiao (232)
  • (东调)
Identification Pennant number: AGI-851
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and type Type 815 spy ship
Displacement
  • 5,998 t (5,903 long tons; 6,612 short tons), light load
  • 5,998 t (5,903 long tons; 6,612 short tons), full load
Length132.6 m (435 ft 0 in)
Beam17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
Draft6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Propulsion
Speed37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph)
Complement250
Armament
Aviation facilities Hangar and helipad

Beijixing (AGI-851) is the lead ship of the Type 815 spy ship of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). She was originally named Dongdiao (232). Her main task is to monitor and analyze electronic signal intelligence. It may also conduct tactical ballistic missile tests, missile trajectory measurement and missile tracking tasks.

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Description

She has been modified throughout the years. After modification, the original dish antenna was replaced by three large radomes.

The long bow building is adopted, and the first building extends to the helicopter deck, which not only increases the height of the freeboard, but also increases the space inside the ship. The bow has a slight sheave, and the front section is also equipped with a fender. These measures are to reduce the waves on the deck and make the ship suitable for ocean navigation.

Construction and career

Dongdiao was commissioned in late 1991 after being completed by Hudong–Zhonghua Shipyard, Shanghai. She serves under the East Sea Fleet.

In February 2000, she was first seen off the coast of Japan. [1]

Afterwards, she was renamed Beijixing (851).

It was reported during RIMPAC 2014, she was monitoring the exercise while outside US territorial waters but in the exclusive economic zone of Hawaii. [2]

She was again sent to monitor RIMPAC 2018. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Snooping dragon: China building another spy ship to keep tabs on adversaries". 15 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "环太军演，中国船只让美国头痛！". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "环太军演我军这艘舰船不请自来 全程观摩美航母演练|电子侦察船|北极星|环太军演_新浪军事_新浪网". mil.news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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