First
Unit of New Type 082A Mine Countermeasures Vessel Class Joins China's
North Sea Fleet
The
first ship of a new class (Type 082A) of Mine Countermeasures Vessels
(MCMV) was commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or
Chinese Navy) on January 25th.
Rongcheng is the first unit in the new Type
082A class of MCMV
The
vessel nammed Rongcheng (hull number 811) joint the PLAN's
North Sea Fleet and is based in Dalian city, northeast China’s
Liaoning Province. The class is fully designed and made in China.
The 600 tons MCMV can deploy three 100-tons (submerged) remotely operated
vehicles (ROVs) for underwater minewarfare tasks, according to local
media.