China to build new patrol ship to enhance maritime capability

[Brotherhood]

China to build new patrol ship to enhance maritime capability - People's Daily Online November 12, 2010

The contract to build China's most advanced large-scale maritime patrol ship, Haixun 01, was singed in Shanghai on Thursday, which means China's capability for maritime surveillance and rescue will be further improved.

It will take 20 months for Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Company, Ltd. to build the ship and it is expected to be delivered in July 2012.

Haixun 01 is an unrestricted ship on international voyage. It has a designed length of 128.6 meters, speed of 20.4 knots and a displacement of 5,418 tons.

As the most advanced ship in terms of equipment, Haixun 01 will be equipped with medium-sized helicopter hangars and a platform for large helicopter take-offs and landings.

Hanxun 01 has strong capabilities in information collection, processing and transmission, comprehensive commanding, maritime surveillance and rescue. It can carry 200 rescued persons and simple medical treatment can also be conducted on board the ship.

At present, China has three marine surveillance boats, the Haixun 11 and Haixun 31, which both weigh 3,000 tons, and the 1,500-ton Haixun 21. These ships are responsible for rescue, emergency, marine survey and protecting traffic order off of China's costal waters.

By Liang Jun, People's Daily Online

 

[nomi007]

USA is creating war situation in yellow sea area.
if USA will not interference in the region this region grow very rapidly

 

[Joe Shearer]

An illustration of how the PLA responds to each problem it encounters - it comes out with a human-resource solution, or a technical solution, or a combination of both of these.

In this case, the problem is the notorious 'short legs' of the PLAN; efforts at making extended journeys have highlighted some significant shortcomings in ship architecture and design, including the discomfort of PLA designs during long voyages, and including the poor response to the extra strains on the sailors who make these journeys. China's smaller boats are unable to go to sea for extended periods, being designed for short journeys from their shore bases; its larger frigates and destroyers are also not equipped to 'loiter' for long durations, or to respond rapidly to events while on patrol.

Therefore this interesting hybrid design: the shape and functionality of, say, an Icelandic fisheries patrol vessel, but with the formidable helicopter-carrying capacity of a large US destroyer, and - an innovative but immensely practical twist - personnel carrying capacity.

So we have the new China, the new PLAN - able to loiter near the coasts of those countries where there are thousands of Chinese workers, or near pirate-infested coastlines, Somalia presently in the headlines, but Malacca as well, and ability to patrol the sea lanes through which Chinese sea traffic travels on its way into the South China Seas. And all without the bristling, armed to the teeth testosterone-rich Aegis equipped destroyer or light cruiser, but a harmless, necessary patrol ship. How much more harmless than a patrol vessel can we get?

 

[CardSharp]

An illustration of how the PLA responds to each problem it encounters - it comes out with a human-resource solution, or a technical solution, or a combination of both of these.

In this case, the problem is the notorious 'short legs' of the PLAN; efforts at making extended journeys have highlighted some significant shortcomings in ship architecture and design, including the discomfort of PLA designs during long voyages, and including the poor response to the extra strains on the sailors who make these journeys. China's smaller boats are unable to go to sea for extended periods, being designed for short journeys from their shore bases; its larger frigates and destroyers are also not equipped to 'loiter' for long durations, or to respond rapidly to events while on patrol.

Therefore this interesting hybrid design: the shape and functionality of, say, an Icelandic fisheries patrol vessel, but with the formidable helicopter-carrying capacity of a large US destroyer, and - an innovative but immensely practical twist - personnel carrying capacity.

So we have the new China, the new PLAN - able to loiter near the coasts of those countries where there are thousands of Chinese workers, or near pirate-infested coastlines, Somalia presently in the headlines, but Malacca as well, and ability to patrol the sea lanes through which Chinese sea traffic travels on its way into the South China Seas. And all without the bristling, armed to the teeth testosterone-rich Aegis equipped destroyer or light cruiser, but a harmless, necessary patrol ship. How much more harmless than a patrol vessel can we get?

Unarmed vessels to avoid controversy? It seems like a survillence ship with the muscle to stand its ground against Coastguard vessels.

Interesting you would compare it to icelandic fishing patrol vessels would that be what the icelandics did during the cod wars?

 

[Joe Shearer]

Unarmed vessels to avoid controversy? It seems like a survillence ship with the muscle to stand its ground against Coastguard vessels.

It needn't be totally unarmed; typically, these boats carry some kind of multiple-barrel automatic cannon on a foreship mount; on other boats, often a machine gun mount.

Interesting you would compare it to icelandic fishing patrol vessels would that be what the icelandics did during the cod wars?

Blocked cod trawlers, ran over their nets, confronted the Royal Navy's frigates and generally forced the British trawlers to withdraw from North Sea cod-fishing areas. That ruined the British fishing industry.

The Icelandics first built these large craft with excellent sea-legs, endurance, and crew-comfort, with relatively light armaments.

 

[CardSharp]

It needn't be totally unarmed; typically, these boats carry some kind of multiple-barrel automatic cannon on a foreship mount; on other boats, often a machine gun mount.



Blocked cod trawlers, ran over their nets, confronted the Royal Navy's frigates and generally forced the British trawlers to withdraw from North Sea cod-fishing areas. That ruined the British fishing industry.

The Icelandics first built these large craft with excellent sea-legs, endurance, and crew-comfort, with relatively light armaments.

Some similarities there, both a nuanced game where escalation is unwanted but the issue is strongly contested.

 

[Joe Shearer]

Some similarities there, both a nuanced game where escalation is unwanted but the issue is strongly contested.

You have received in the post, as a reminder, an excellent post from this forum itself which explains the types and uses of patrol vessels, both the offshore variety as well as the ocean-going types. You may find it interesting.