Chinese icebreaker Haijing 6401
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Type 071 icebreaker |
| Succeeded by | Type 272 icebreaker |
| In service | 1982– |
| Completed | 1 |
| Active | 1 |
| History | |
 China | |
| Name | Haibing 723 (Chinese: 海冰723) |
| Namesake | Sea ice |
| Commissioned | 1982 |
| Decommissioned | November 2012 |
| Fate | Transferred to China Marine Surveillance |
 China | |
| Name | Haijian 111 (Chinese: 海监111) |
| Operator | China Marine Surveillance |
| Acquired | November 2012 |
| Decommissioned | 2013 |
| Fate | Transferred to China coast guard |
| China | |
| Name | Haijing 1411 (Chinese: 海警1411) |
| Operator | China Coast Guard |
| Acquired | 2013 |
| Renamed | to Haijing 6401 (Chinese: 海警6401) |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Icebreaker[1] |
| Displacement | 4,491 tonnes (4,420 long tons; 4,950 short tons) (full)[1] |
| Length | 102 m (334 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Beam | 17.1 m (56 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Draft | 5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Installed power | Two diesel engines[1] |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)[1] |
| Complement | 95[1] |
| Armament | 8 x 37 mm gun (4 twin)[1] |
Haijing 6401 (NATO reporting name Yanbing) is a China Coast Guard icebreaker.[1]
Design
[edit]Haijing 6401 design is of an enlarged Yanha (NATO reporting name) icebreaker.[1] According to Chinese report in the early 2000s using Japanese sources, it could break 1.2 meters thick ice and the superstructure was fitted with electronic surveillance equipment.[2]
History
[edit]The ship was built for the People's Liberation Army Navy in 1982 as Haibing 723.[1] and operated as a spy ship in the North Sea Fleet.[3]
In May 2000, the ship transited the Tsugaru Strait, conducted surveillance near Tsushima Island for seven days starting on May 14, and passed through the strait three times from May 23 to 26 to surveil the Cape Tappi "guard station." Japan lodged a complaint with China.[4]
The ship was transferred to the China Marine Surveillence's North China Sea Fleet and renamed to Haijian 111 (Chinese: 海监111)[5][6][7][8]. On 21 December 2012 Haijian 111 participated in a patrol with Haijian 50 and Haijian 83 off the Diaoyu Islands.[9]
The ship was transferred to the coast guard in July 2013 after the China Marine Surveillence was disbanded[10]. Haijian 111 was renamed to Haijing 1411.[1][11][7]
According to the Office of Naval Intelligence, Haijing 1411 was renamed to Haijing 6401.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Saunders, Stephan, ed. (2015). Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. Jane's Information Group. p. 170. ISBN 978-0710631435.
- ^ "日本眼中的中国情报搜集船". huaxia.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 8 September 2003.
- ^ Saunders, Stephan, ed. (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2888-6.
- ^ Ball, Desmond; Tanter, Richard (2015). The Tools of Owatatsumi: Japan's Ocean Surveillance and Coastal Defence Capabilities. Canberra: Australian National University Press. p. 65. ISBN 9781925022278.
- ^ "11艘退役军舰改建加入海监 数量与日本仍有差距" [11 Navy ships were handed to the China Marine Surveillance, however there is still a numerical difference with Japan]. politics.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ^ https://hk.crntt.com/crn-webapp/doc/docDetailCreate.jsp?coluid=7&kindid=0&docid=102387102&page=2&mdate=0102132927 中國11退役軍艦加入海監 數量仍不及日本 [11 decommissioned Chinese navy ships are acquired by the China Marine Surveillance however numbers are still lacking compared to Japan]
- ^ a b c United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence (December 2022). "PLA Navy Identification Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "中国海军5000吨级破冰舰改装海监船巡航钓鱼岛" [Chinese navy 5000 tonne icebreaker converted into CMS ship conducts patrols around Diaoyu Islands]. www.chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ^ "中國海監船再次進入釣魚島海域 - BBC中文網 - 兩岸三地". www.bbc.com (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ^ Martinson, Ryan D. (2015). "From Words to Actions: The Creation of the China Coast Guard". China as a "Maritime Power". CNA. p. 3.
- ^ "實力堪比一國海軍，帶你重新認識中國海警 | 內地 - 香港中通社" [The new Chinese coast guard is as strong as some navies]. www.hkcna.hk. Retrieved 2025-02-20.