German Navy Chief asks PLA: "how many new ships PLA Navy will get 2019?" "Dont know. A dozen or so"

[GS Zhou]

The German Navy Chief Andreas Krause was in Qingdao in the last few days to join the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the China PLA Navy. During his visit, he asks his escort PLA officer: how many new ships the PLA Navy will get this year?

The answer he got: "I don't know ... a dozen or so"

Picture of PLAN DDG 101 (Type 055) from the German Navy Chief's twitter

Dozen is no longer just the unit for beer or eggs, it could also be used as the unit for navy ships building.

 

[TaiShang]

PLA officer must be trying to make an understatement.

 

[GS Zhou]

PLA officer must be trying to make an understatement.

of course that's an understatement. It's end of April now, still eight months ahead. But we've already observed the commissioning of the following ships:
- Type 055: Nanchang
- Type 052D: Guiyang, Hohhot
- Type 054A: Zaozhuang, Nantong
- Type 901 Fast Combat Support Ship: Chagan Hu
- Type 071 LPD: Wuzhi Shan

That's seven ships already. We could expect at least one another 052D (Chengdu) to be commissioned in the later 2019. Adding submarines (nuclear and conventional), and other smaller support vessels, "one dozen new ships" to enter the PLA Navy service is a very humble answer.

 

[j20blackdragon]

PLA officer must be trying to make an understatement.

"one dozen new ships" to enter the PLA Navy service is a very humble answer.

'Speak softly and carry a big stick'

 

[hasnainfirst]

China is good example of being humble and increasing military might side by side , they don't brag , they walk the talk ....

 

[Foxtrot Delta]

Its more than 20 i think fpr 2019

 

[Imran Khan]

PLAN will be too big near future .they may need to separate commands like USN

 

[Sanchez]

PLAN will be too big near future .they may need to separate commands like USN

We have three fleet command based on costal defence. Maybe we should set up an indian ocean fleet with a joint command of Pakistan.

 

[oprih]

Nice, that's more than the ships of the indian navy and vietnamese navy combined.

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

That's one nice ship

 

[faithfulguy]

of course that's an understatement. It's end of April now, still eight months ahead. But we've already observed the commissioning of the following ships:
- Type 055: Nanchang
- Type 052D: Guiyang, Hohhot
- Type 054A: Zaozhuang, Nantong
- Type 901 Fast Combat Support Ship: Chagan Hu
- Type 071 LPD: Wuzhi Shan

That's seven ships already. We could expect at least one another 052D (Chengdu) to be commissioned in the later 2019. Adding submarines (nuclear and conventional), and other smaller support vessels, "one dozen new ships" to enter the PLA Navy service is a very humble answer.

Great job. Do Chinese open a new thread every time China induct a new ship, like the Supa Powa Indians?

Nice, that's more than the ships of the indian navy and vietnamese navy combined.

But Indians open more threads on PDF per ship... I don’t believe Chinese open a new thread when China induct a new ship.