MwRYum
Major
More like the 054/054A are the most numerous of long range mission capable vessels the PLAN has in their roster.
PLAN Anti-Piracy Deployments
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More like the 054/054A are the most numerous of long range mission capable vessels the PLAN has in their roster.
Thus the need to send them out for patrol as soon as they enter service.
think about the problems in the ship that you can find on these long deployment. Also, think about all the experience that the sailors can gain from these long deployments.
escobar
Brigadier
The "Qingdao" warship of the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) sailed slowly into the Port of Salalah in Salalah City, the second largest city of the Sultanate of Oman, for a three-day-long in-port rest and replenishment on the morning of July 1, 2012, local time. This is the 4th round and the last round of in-port rest and replenishment of the "Qingdao" warship of the 11th Chinese naval escort taskforce.
the "Qingdao" warship will conduct equipment maintenance and material replenishment including fresh water, and the Chinese officers and men on the ship will be organized to go out for sightseeing in batches.
It is learned that after the rest and replenishment, the 11th Chinese naval escort taskforce will hand over the escort mission to the 12th Chinese naval escort taskforce in middle or late July in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off the Somali coast.
the "Qingdao" warship will conduct equipment maintenance and material replenishment including fresh water, and the Chinese officers and men on the ship will be organized to go out for sightseeing in batches.
It is learned that after the rest and replenishment, the 11th Chinese naval escort taskforce will hand over the escort mission to the 12th Chinese naval escort taskforce in middle or late July in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off the Somali coast.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
Stoping over on these visits is a good thing but also a little bit concerning, the frequency of these stops is not allowing the task force to really get a real long duration at sea completely independently and it's strange why the replenishment tankers themselves need often replenishment?
Or maybe China is also using this opportunity to establish overseas bases and replenishment point for a more permanent presence
But China should be able to send a task force competently on its own to cross the likes of the Pacific Ocean without any stops, the missions need to become more robust Because during war you could be asked to be at sea for prolonged period of time
Either way when ships stop like this there are docking fees and transit fees to pay its costing money but I guess it's worth paying as China is doing it in every mission and also frequent so must be beneficial
Or maybe China is also using this opportunity to establish overseas bases and replenishment point for a more permanent presence
But China should be able to send a task force competently on its own to cross the likes of the Pacific Ocean without any stops, the missions need to become more robust Because during war you could be asked to be at sea for prolonged period of time
Either way when ships stop like this there are docking fees and transit fees to pay its costing money but I guess it's worth paying as China is doing it in every mission and also frequent so must be beneficial
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lcloo
Captain
I believe these recent frequent stop overs are for goodwill purposes, to strengthen relationships. Also to give the seamen a rest.
During the first few deployments the Chinese ships were at sea all time until they returned to China, their replenishment ships did carried enough fuel, water and other provisions of the deployment.