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| Chinese Type 056 Corvettes (File Photo) |
A commissioning, naming and flag-presenting ceremony of the new Ezhou (hull number 513) Type 056 Corvette (Jiangdao class) of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) was held solemnly on January 18 at the Shacheng Naval Base (Fujian province). The event means the vessel is officially commissioned to the PLAN. Ezhou is the thirty-first Type 056 Corvette delivered to the PLAN fleet and the ninth Type 056A variant specialized in anti-submarine warfare (ASW).
The vessel is the first corvette of the class to be commissioned this year. It joined the PLAN's East Sea Fleet. Last month, the PLAN commissioned three similar corvettes: Boading (hull number 511), Heze (hull number 512) and Ningde (hull number 510).
The Type 056A ASW variant features a towed array, dedicated ASW console and might be fitted with a new ASROC type system.
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