China Navy has got 19 new ships year-to-date 2016!

[GS Zhou]

I made a count on the newly-operated PLA naval ships year-to-date 2016, and surprisingly found PLA Navy has got 19 new naval ships during the first seven months of 2016 (Jan. to July, 2016), or one new ship every 10 days. The 19 ships include:
- one aegis destroyer,
- two frigates,
- three light frigates,
- one amphibious warfare ship,
- four tank landing ships,
- three replenishment ships,
- one minesweeper,
- one icebreaker
- two survey ships
- one space tracking ship

P.S. submarines are not included in the research. Because it is hard to find the news about submarines commissioning.

Below is the list of the 19 ships, incl. links to the commissioning news.
- 052D Aegis destroyer x 1 (7,000 ton): 175 Yinchuan
http://www.mod.gov.cn/power/2016-07/12/content_4692854.htm

- 054A frigate x2 (4,000 ton each): 531 Xiangtan, 532 Jingzhou
http://www.sastind.gov.cn/n127/n209/c6333736/content.html
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2016-01/06/c_128598798.htm

- 056 corvette x3 (1,300 ton each): 506 Jingmeng, 507 Tongren, 508 Qujing
http://15s.cncnews.cn/2016-01-27/124372121.html
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2016-02/22/c_128740429.htm
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2016-06/09/c_129048712.htm

- 071 amphibious warfare ships x1 (25,000 ton): 988 Yimeng Shan
http://www.ah.xinhuanet.com/2016-01/26/c_1117895154.htm

- 072B landing ships x4(5,000 ton each): 916 Tianmu Shan, 914 Wuyi Shan, 915 Culai Shan, 917 Wutai Shan
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2016-01-13/doc-ifxnqrkc6351706.shtml
http://mil.sohu.com/20160308/n439694788.shtml

- 903A replenishment ship x3 (23,000 ton each): 966 Gaoyou Lake, 963 Honghu Lake, 964 Luoma Lake
http://www.yangzhou.gov.cn/qxxw/201602/7302216725874e1e9883b4f61e88e131.shtml
http://www.mod.gov.cn/photos/2016-07/15/content_4694858.htm

- 082B mine countermeasures vessel x1 (600 ton): 811 Rongcheng
http://www.janes.com/article/57565/china-commissions-type-082-ii-class-mcmv

- Type-272 icebreakers x1 (5,000 ton): Haibing 723
http://www.81.cn/hj/2016-03/23/content_6972315.htm

- Survey ships x2 (6,000 ton each): 874 Deng Jiaxian, 876 Qian Weichang
http://xinwen.eastday.com/a/160728100752457.html?btype=detail&subtype=jptj&idx=17&ishot=0&xx=1
http://news.qq.com/a/20160204/036790.htm

- Space tracking ship x 1 (30,000 ton): Yuanwang-7
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2016-07/12/c_129138075.htm

 

[Beast]

I made a count on the newly-operated PLA naval ships year-to-date 2016, and surprisingly found PLA Navy has got 19 new naval ships during the first seven months of 2016 (Jan. to July, 2016), or one new ship every 10 days. The 19 ships include:
- one aegis destroyer,
- two frigates,
- three light frigates,
- one amphibious warfare ship,
- four tank landing ships,
- three replenishment ships,
- one minesweeper,
- one icebreaker
- two survey ships
- one space tracking ship

P.S. submarines are not included in the research. Because it is hard to find the news about submarines commissioning.

Below is the list of the 19 ships, incl. links to the commissioning news.
- 052D Aegis destroyer x 1 (7,000 ton): 175 Yinchuan
http://www.mod.gov.cn/power/2016-07/12/content_4692854.htm

- 054A frigate x2 (4,000 ton each): 531 Xiangtan, 532 Jingzhou
http://www.sastind.gov.cn/n127/n209/c6333736/content.html
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2016-01/06/c_128598798.htm

- 056 corvette x3 (1,300 ton each): 506 Jingmeng, 507 Tongren, 508 Qujing
http://15s.cncnews.cn/2016-01-27/124372121.html
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2016-02/22/c_128740429.htm
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2016-06/09/c_129048712.htm

- 071 amphibious warfare ships x1 (25,000 ton): 988 Yimeng Shan
http://www.ah.xinhuanet.com/2016-01/26/c_1117895154.htm

- 072B landing ships x4(5,000 ton each): 916 Tianmu Shan, 914 Wuyi Shan, 915 Culai Shan, 917 Wutai Shan
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2016-01-13/doc-ifxnqrkc6351706.shtml
http://mil.sohu.com/20160308/n439694788.shtml

- 903A replenishment ship x3 (23,000 ton each): 966 Gaoyou Lake, 963 Honghu Lake, 964 Luoma Lake
http://www.yangzhou.gov.cn/qxxw/201602/7302216725874e1e9883b4f61e88e131.shtml
http://www.mod.gov.cn/photos/2016-07/15/content_4694858.htm

- 082B mine countermeasures vessel x1 (600 ton): 811 Rongcheng
http://www.janes.com/article/57565/china-commissions-type-082-ii-class-mcmv

- Type-272 icebreakers x1 (5,000 ton): Haibing 723
http://www.81.cn/hj/2016-03/23/content_6972315.htm

- Survey ships x2 (6,000 ton each): 874 Deng Jiaxian, 876 Qian Weichang
http://xinwen.eastday.com/a/160728100752457.html?btype=detail&subtype=jptj&idx=17&ishot=0&xx=1
http://news.qq.com/a/20160204/036790.htm

- Space tracking ship x 1 (30,000 ton): Yuanwang-7
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2016-07/12/c_129138075.htm

Given such rate, there is no doubt PLAN is the second largest navy in the world.

People who still believe Russia navy is the second largest navy in tonnage is in denial

 

[ashok321]

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[Beidou2020]

That's great

Time to add more production lines for more ships, submarines and fighter jets.

Go into full scale military buildup mode.

 

[Zarvan]

I made a count on the newly-operated PLA naval ships year-to-date 2016, and surprisingly found PLA Navy has got 19 new naval ships during the first seven months of 2016 (Jan. to July, 2016), or one new ship every 10 days. The 19 ships include:
- one aegis destroyer,
- two frigates,
- three light frigates,
- one amphibious warfare ship,
- four tank landing ships,
- three replenishment ships,
- one minesweeper,
- one icebreaker
- two survey ships
- one space tracking ship

P.S. submarines are not included in the research. Because it is hard to find the news about submarines commissioning.

Below is the list of the 19 ships, incl. links to the commissioning news.
- 052D Aegis destroyer x 1 (7,000 ton): 175 Yinchuan
http://www.mod.gov.cn/power/2016-07/12/content_4692854.htm

- 054A frigate x2 (4,000 ton each): 531 Xiangtan, 532 Jingzhou
http://www.sastind.gov.cn/n127/n209/c6333736/content.html
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2016-01/06/c_128598798.htm

- 056 corvette x3 (1,300 ton each): 506 Jingmeng, 507 Tongren, 508 Qujing
http://15s.cncnews.cn/2016-01-27/124372121.html
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2016-02/22/c_128740429.htm
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2016-06/09/c_129048712.htm

- 071 amphibious warfare ships x1 (25,000 ton): 988 Yimeng Shan
http://www.ah.xinhuanet.com/2016-01/26/c_1117895154.htm

- 072B landing ships x4(5,000 ton each): 916 Tianmu Shan, 914 Wuyi Shan, 915 Culai Shan, 917 Wutai Shan
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2016-01-13/doc-ifxnqrkc6351706.shtml
http://mil.sohu.com/20160308/n439694788.shtml

- 903A replenishment ship x3 (23,000 ton each): 966 Gaoyou Lake, 963 Honghu Lake, 964 Luoma Lake
http://www.yangzhou.gov.cn/qxxw/201602/7302216725874e1e9883b4f61e88e131.shtml
http://www.mod.gov.cn/photos/2016-07/15/content_4694858.htm

- 082B mine countermeasures vessel x1 (600 ton): 811 Rongcheng
http://www.janes.com/article/57565/china-commissions-type-082-ii-class-mcmv

- Type-272 icebreakers x1 (5,000 ton): Haibing 723
http://www.81.cn/hj/2016-03/23/content_6972315.htm

- Survey ships x2 (6,000 ton each): 874 Deng Jiaxian, 876 Qian Weichang
http://xinwen.eastday.com/a/160728100752457.html?btype=detail&subtype=jptj&idx=17&ishot=0&xx=1
http://news.qq.com/a/20160204/036790.htm

- Space tracking ship x 1 (30,000 ton): Yuanwang-7
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2016-07/12/c_129138075.htm

What about small missile boats ?

 

[GS Zhou]

What about small missile boats ?

small missile boats are no longer the focus of the Chinese Navy. We have too many 022 missile boats (>80).

 

[Beidou2020]

small missile boats are no longer the focus of the Chinese Navy. We have too many 022 missile boats (>80).

China has:
83 x Type 022 missile boats
23 x Type 056 corvettes
9 x Type 056A corvettes (anti-sub version) (need 15 more)
24 x Type 054A frigates
6 x Type 052C destroyers
4 x Type 052D destroyers (need 8 more)
4 x Type 071 LPDs (need 4 more)

Building Type 055 cruiser, Type 075 LHD, Type 001A aircraft carrier, Type 901 Fast Combat Support Ship.

China desperately need the Type 055 cruiser.

 

[Beidou2020]

China has:
83 x Type 022 missile boats
23 x Type 056 corvettes
9 x Type 056A corvettes (anti-sub version) (need 15 more)
24 x Type 054A frigates
6 x Type 052C destroyers
4 x Type 052D destroyers (need 8 more)
4 x Type 071 LPDs (need 4 more)

Building Type 055 cruiser, Type 075 LHD, Type 001A aircraft carrier, Type 901 Fast Combat Support Ship.

China desperately need the Type 055 cruiser.

China also has:

12 x Type 072A LST

4 x Type 081 mine countermeasure
5 x Type 081A mine countermeasure

2 x Type 903 Replenishment Oiler
6 x Type 903A Replenishment Oiler (need 4 more)

 

[Daniel808]

Given such rate, there is no doubt PLAN is the second largest navy in the world.

People who still believe Russia navy is the second largest navy in tonnage is in denial

PLAN is the Second Powerful Naval force in this World

What about small missile boats ?

Their Naval Shipyards Focusing on Capital Ships (Over 1,500 Tonnes) Right know.

 

[Godman]

one aegis destroyer

Nope its not Aegis. Aegis is the American system it would be better to call them from the name of the Chinese System

 

[Daniel808]

Nope its not Aegis. Aegis is the American system it would be better to call them from the name of the Chinese System

Maybe, more precisely it's called Aegis-like Combat Vessels.
http://www.jeffhead.com/aegisvesselsoftheworld/aegisl.htm

Credit to @jeffhead

Jeff Head is a member of the US Naval Insitute who has many years experience in the power, defense, and computer industries. He currently works for the federal government helping maintain regional infrastructure. He is the author of a self-published military techno-thriller called, "Dragon's Fury," that projects a fictional third world war arising out of current events.



But, what I love from Type 052D Destroyer China's Navy is their AESA RADAR.
It's Already use AESA Radar, while Arleigh burke class still use PESA Radar.

Type 052D (Kunming Class) China's Destroyer

By the way, Thanks for the Summary, brother @GS Zhou

 

[GS Zhou]

By the way, Thanks for the Summary, brother @GS Zhou

my pleasure bro, very happy that you like it!

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

That's not enough, it is urgent for China to open a second production line for the nuclear submarine.

China has already two production lines for the aircraft carrier, then why not the same for the nuclear submarine?

This is even more critical than the aircraft carrier, because the stealth element could be the decisive factor.

 

[T-Rex]

That's not enough, it is urgent for China to open a second production line for the nuclear submarine.

China has already two production lines for the aircraft carrier, then why not the same for the nuclear submarine?

This is even more critical than the aircraft carrier, because the stealth element could be the decisive factor.

This is true but I think building subs take more time. It seems like the Chinese leaders are placing their bets on ACs. ACs make big fat target for anti-ship missiles, so they need plenty of protection. Since China has no plan to project her power across the oceans I really cannot comprehend why China is so adamant about acquiring these floating behemoths.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

This is true but I think building subs take more time. It seems like the Chinese leaders are placing their bets on ACs. ACs make big fat target for anti-ship missiles, so they need plenty of protection. Since China has no plan to project her power across the oceans I really cannot comprehend why China is so adamant about acquiring these floating behemoths.

Two AC production lines, soon three destroyer product lines, and we need the second production for the nuclear submarine as soon as possible.

The ideal solution should be three nuclear submarine production lines, since we need to achieve the quantity of 50+ nuclear submarines as soon as possible, and we can also sell some to Pakistan and Iran.