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New PLAN hospital ship deploys to the South China Sea

by Andrew Tate




China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned a new 4,000-tonne hospital ship on 30 November for service in the South China Sea, state-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported the following day.



Nanyi 13 , the PLAN’s latest hospital ship, was commissioned on 30 November. It is the second ship of what the ONI has referred to as the Anshen class. (CCTV)

Named Nanyi 13 , it is one of two vessels of a new class built at the Rongcheng Shidao shipyard near Weihai on the Yellow Sea coast. Nanyi 12 was launched in November 2017 and Nanyi 13 in March 2018.


Although no announcement has been made about Nanyi 12 , it seems likely that, if this has not already entered service, it will do so very soon. In October 2019, a US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) publication referred to these ships as the Anshen class.


The ships are 109 m long, with a beam of 17 m, and are equipped with a flight deck that is likely to be suitable for operating a Z-8 helicopter. The PLAN operates several of these rotorcraft configured for medical evacuation, although the hospital ship is not expected to normally embark an aircraft as it has no hangar.


According to the CCTV report, the ship has more than 100 beds, three operating theatres, and is equipped with a wide range of diagnostic equipment, including a computerised tomography (CT) scanner. Medical personnel are drawn from the staff of the Southern Theatre Command’s First Naval Hospital in Zhanjiang.


The report stated that the Nanyi 13

Chinese PLA Navy deploys a new 4000t hospital ship, Nanyi 13 (South Medical 13), in the South China Sea. The new ship will further strengthen the medical capacity of China in the region.

Other than this ship, China also has fixed hospitals on the islands of Yongshu, Zhubi, and Meiji.


11月30日,南沙永暑礁军港码头,国产某新型医疗船南医13船正式归建入列。

我国自主设计制造的医疗船,可搭载救护型直升机

南医13船是我国自主设计制造的新型医疗船。船长109米,宽17米,满载排水量

4000多吨,可搭载一架救护型直升机。

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船上的医护人员由南部战区海军第一医院派驻,设检验、眼耳鼻喉、内外、烧伤、特诊、心理咨询等科室;



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配有CT、DR、彩超、胃镜、便携式高级生命支持仪等先进的大型医疗设备。

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南医13船拥有床位100余张,具备同时展开3台大型手术的能力。

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该船主要担负南沙岛礁军民以及海上舰船人员医疗保障、国际人道主义救援、突发事件应急救援、人员输送、科研试验等任务。

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海上机动诊疗又添“利器”,南沙海域医疗实现全覆盖

南医13船归建入列是我国在建成永暑礁、渚碧礁、美济礁医院的基础上,又常态部署机动医疗力量,填补了南沙海域海上医疗救护力量的空白,标志着南沙海上立体救护完整链条已形成,实现了对广袤南沙海域的医疗全覆盖。

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据南部战区海军第一医院院长全飞宇介绍,目前,南医13船已完成了诊疗秩序规范、医疗设备性能测试、医疗信息系统优化等工作,具备了遂行南沙海域医疗保障能力。

就在归建途中,南医13船共服务南沙伤病员103人次,完成手术6台次。

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入列仪式结束后,南医13船立即解缆起航,对华阳、东门、南薰、赤瓜礁守备队官兵和海上作业渔民进行巡诊。

未来,南医13船将驻泊南沙岛礁,常态在南沙海域开展医疗巡诊。

自2016年11月永暑礁医院投入使用后,渚碧礁、美济礁医院也相继投入使用。

新建成的三个礁医院,开设了检验科、综合内科、综合外科等10多个特色专业科室,配备了远程医疗救治系统、超声等国内先进设备,人员由海军军医大学长征、长海医院遴选骨干进驻。

投入使用以来,三个礁医院累计为在南沙区域活动人员提供医疗保障服务10000余次,抢救重症伤病员300多人次。

随着医院功能的进一步完善,三座具备综合性医疗和现代化急救设施的医疗救助平台,将为南沙守礁官兵和航行在这片海域的商船、渔船,提供更加方便、快捷的生命安全保障。
 
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PLA commissions hospital ship at Nansha Islands, showcases regional presence

By Liu Xuanzun | Global Times | 2020-12-02

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The Nanyi 13 hospital ship enters naval service at a naval port in Yongshu Reef, Nansha Islands in the South China Sea on November 30, 2020. Photo: Screenshot from China Central Television

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently commissioned a newly developed hospital ship, which will serve as a mobile medical force in the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea in missions including military and civilian medical support, international humanitarian aid and emergency rescue.

The Nanyi 13 ship, a new type of hospital ship independently developed by China, received a commissioning ceremony at a naval port in Yongshu Reef in the Nansha Islands on Monday, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Tuesday.

Its medical staff was dispatched from the PLA Southern Theater Command Navy First Hospital, enabling the ship to set up key departments for testing, surgical clinic, medicine, burns, special treatment and psychological consulting.

It is also equipped with advanced, large medical equipment including computed tomography, digital radiography, color ultrasonic diagnosis, gastroscope and portable advanced life support device, with more than 100 beds and the capacity to host three large-scale surgeries at the same time, CCTV reported.


China has already built modern hospitals on Yongshu Reef, Zhubi Reef and Meiji Reef, but the sea region of the Nansha Islands is vast, so it used to require doctors from these reefs. With its commissioning, the Nanyi 13 will routinize visits across the region as a mobile medical force, filling the void of maritime medical rescue.

The ship's main missions will be medical support for military personnel and civilians on the islands and reefs of Nansha and those on ships in the region, international humanitarian aid, emergency rescue, personnel transport and scientific experiments, the report said.

The Nanyi 13 has a length of 109 meters, a width of 17 meters and a displacement of more than 4,000 tons, and can host a rescue helicopter, the CCTV report said.

Another Chinese hospital ship, the Peace Ark, is 178 meters long, 24 meters wide and has a displacement of more than 14,000 tons, chinanews.com reported in 2019.

A smaller displacement is more practical for the Nanyi 13 to operate in the Nansha Islands, Zhang Junshe, a senior research fellow at the PLA Naval Military Studies Research Institute, told the Global Times on Wednesday.

The Nanyi 13 is designed to sail between and dock by islands and reefs, and a larger displacement could hinder its mobility in
places where water is shallow, Zhang said.

Unlike the US, which has been pushing for militarization in the South China Sea, China is becoming more capable of providing international public services, including maritime search and rescue. By providing these public services, China will be able to showcase its presence in the region and demonstrate its practice of civil administration, Chinese experts said.
 
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4000tons seems small. I expect to be at least 8000tons. But it maybe build to suit some shallow water area in SCS.
 

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