056 class FFL/corvette

Jeff Head said:

Well, there you have it. I wonder, in total how many HK will get?

Then where?

With an expectation of so many being built, ultimately you should see them all over the place.

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Forgot to mention that statement came from the garrison commander.

As to the "how many" question...my guess is as good as anyone could - at least 2, though not that a far fetch that the current production batch of 4 will all goes to the HK garrison, meanwhile some of the 037-II pass on to other units to replace their respective obsolete old rust bucket.

And not that much of a far fetch idea that China want to go serious on the world's corvette market, the higher exposure potential of the HK garrison offers such an opportunity, to showcase and to redeem the negative impression that the world have on Chinese shipbuilding, especially when Thailand took the blunt back in the day...

A Sea Trail Of Huangpu #1 Is Near



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The Second 056 Of Huangpu Will Be Pushed Up Shortly

BTW, Jeff, a thought just came through me...know that you've made a comparison picture of the 056's estimate size, mind if you could come up with one that it compare with the 037-II missile boat? See, if a 056 is about 2/3 of a 054, meanwhile a 054 plus a 052C almost occupy the entire length of the long parking berth of the Stonecutter Island Naval Base, it might be a good tool to make an educated guess as to how many 056 they can park in Hong Kong...

A.Man said:

[/COLOR]The Second 056 Of Huangpu Will Be Pushed Up Shortly

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Pretty fast. Wonder if the segment beside it is another type 056.

Btw if the list we have not long ago is to be believed HK garrison may get 8 of these eventually, and another 8 for Hainan.

Psed

Perhabs these pictures can help us to compare the Type 056 to the Type 054A in size.

Type 056 will look very nice in Hong Kong, it will fit right into the already stunning landscape

Franklin said:

Perhabs these pictures can help us to compare the Type 056 to the Type 054A in size.


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These two tell the story most directly. They are tied up to the same pier and their linegths can be compared directly to one another..





Clearly the Type 054A is much larger, thought the Type 056 carries quite a nice "punch" for its size and will be an excellent OPV and littoral patrol craft for the PLAN.

Do you think the ship beside the type 056 could be a trimaran?

no_name said:

Do you think the ship beside the type 056 could be a trimaran?

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I doubt it. It's probably just the sonar portion of the bow below that we see.