Chinese frigate Dongguan
Dongguan (560) is a Type 053H1G (Jianghu-V) frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
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| History | |
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| Name | Dongguan |
| Namesake | Dongguan |
| Builder | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai[1] |
| Completed | 1995[1] |
| Status | in active service, as of 2012 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Type 053 frigate |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 103.22 m (338 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 25.6 knots (47.4 km/h; 29.5 mph) |
| Endurance | 15 days |
| Complement | 200 |
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The frigate is based at Mischief Reef, 76 nautical miles from Half Moon Shoal, Spratly Islands in South China Sea.[3] On 25 February 2011 she was involved in a confrontation in Jackson Atoll with three fishing boats from the Philippines.[4] She ran aground on Half Moon Shoal on 11 July 2012.[5][3]
See also
References
- "Jianghu-class frigates". globalsecurity.org. 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- "Type 053H1G (Jianghu-V Class) Missile Frigate". SinoDefence.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- Jaime Laude (14 July 2012). "China ship runs aground near Phl". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- George Amurao (21 July 2012). "A shoal too far in South China Sea". Asia Times Online. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Austin Ramzy (24 July 2012). "China's Newest City Raises Threat of Conflict in South China Sea". Time. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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