The vessel was designed
to detect and clear detect and remove (detect and remove) mines for the rest of the fleet.
The four vessels was then enforced by two Type 037 (Hainan class) antisubmarine patrol crafts
. (
extra period) (hull 281 and 282). The battle
has resulted (resulted) in one South Vietnamese corvette being sunk, and another heavily damaged.
After the battle, the PRC regained
the control (control) over the Paracel Islands.