PLA Navy commissions two Type 056A corvettes

两艘056A型护卫舰服役中国海军

Source
China Military Online
Editor
Chen Zhuo
Time
2021-02-25 17:38:41

BEIJING, Feb. 25 -- Two Type 056A corvettes, Nanyang (Hull 619) and Shangqiu (Hull 618) were recently commissioned to the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, according to a report by China Central Television (CCTV) recently.

据中国中央电视台(CCTV)报道,中国船舶701所设计的两艘056A型护卫舰近日正式入列海军,分别是南阳舰,舷号619,和商丘舰,舷号618。

According to the designing unit of these two ships, the 701st Institute of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), the Type 056 series guided missile corvette is independently developed and manufactured by China, with a displacement of more than 1,300 tons. It is learnt that the prototype 056 and its variant Type 056A are the main force of China's coastal defense ships. The Type 056 is mainly used for offshore defense and daily patrol tasks, while the Type 056A has enhanced anti-submarine capabilities on the basis of the prototype.

据701所介绍,056系列导弹护卫舰是我国自主研发、自主制造并大批量装备的1000余吨级近海舰艇,全系列分为两型(056、056A)六个构型。056、056A系列构成了我国近海防卫的主要力量。相比之下,056型主要用于近海防御,担负日常巡逻任务,替换053H型护卫舰系列和037型猎潜艇系列舰艇。而056A则在首型的基础上加强了反潜等能力,性能更好。

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