steve_rolfe
Junior Member
DDG173, Changsha Official Commission Date: August 12, 2015
军报报道,8月12日9时,长沙舰交舰入列仪式在三亚某军港举行,标志着这艘新型导弹驱逐舰正式交付使用并加入人民海军战斗序列。长沙舰是我国自行研制设计生产的新一代导弹驱逐舰,于2013年12月下水,舷号173,具有较强的区域防空和对海作战能力。
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Thanks......i didn't think that '173' had been commissioned in the middle of July..........some sources such as 'Janes' were basically guessing.
It also proves that China is still reporting news on the commissioning of its Naval vessels, despite recent comments to the contrary.
It does.........its just that some people think as soon as the pennant number is painted on a ship, it must be active.........but as we have found out with other vessels such as the last 2 052C's, a vessel can be completed for quite a while, before it gets inducted into the fleet.