Chinese Navy (PLAN) News & Discussions

[lcloo]

Electronic signal gathering ship 855 exercised Freedom Of Navigation off Japanese coast, according to press statement from China.

 

[lcloo]

5 ships flotilla set sail today to Haiwaii for RIMPAC 2016.

 

[cnleio]

#25 Type 054A FFG launched today 08.06.2016 at HDZH in Shanghai

They r China new 23th and 25th type054A FFGs to launch

 

[cirr]

New ocean-going tug for the PLAN

with helipad on the bow deck

 

[lcloo]

PLAN Frigate FFG 531 met British Frigate HMS Somerset at Dover Strait on 2016 June 14th. FFG 531 was sailing from the Atlantic Ocean to North Sea.

 

[cirr]

The construction of Type 055 DDG #1 is proceeding in line with plan and schedule:

Delivery in 2017 is still on

 

[Beast]

Chinese Kirov cruiser

 

[Deino]

Chinese Kirov cruiser

Hmmm ... isn't this comparison a bit off ??

The Kirov as a nuclear powered cruiser had a standard displacement of 24,300 tons and roughly 28,000 tons full load ... that's about twice a Type 055 DDG / destroyer !

 

[lcloo]

Frigate 531 is now in a German port.

 

[Daniel808]

Nice Cooperation between China's Navy - Russian Navy together in Diayou Island Waters - East China Sea, 8-9 June 2016.

 

[Beast]

Hmmm ... isn't this comparison a bit off ??

The Kirov as a nuclear powered cruiser had a standard displacement of 24,300 tons and roughly 28,000 tons full load ... that's about twice a Type 055 DDG / destroyer !

Type 055 cruiser has estimate 128 VLS canister, the same missile payload compare to Kirov cruiser. Not even Varyag cruiser come close to Type 055 in terms of fire power. So comparing Kirov vs Type 055 is tactically sound. And even Kirov is nuclear powered but can the food onboard last as long as nuclear reactor w/o replenish unless you expect the crew not to eat or can Kirov ammunition or missile be unlimited? End of the day, it still need replenish once those things ran out.

So Kirov still need an vulnerable replenishment once a few while which makes no different from Type055 cruiser.

 

[Deino]

Agreed !

 

[cirr]

Almost forgot to mention that China launched its 2nd "companion" to CV "89 the Nanny ship" a few days back.

 

[cirr]

 

[lcloo]

Ocean tug, at least 3,000 tonnes. Painted in navy grey paint.

This is the type of tug needed when you have a lot of large ships entering service.