Another corvette joins China's East Sea Fleet

[Zarvan]

China's 27th Jiangdao-class (Type 056) corvette was commissioned into the East Sea Fleet on 11 August. Source: Via China Military Online

The 27th Jiangdao-class (Type 056) corvette to enter service with China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) was commissioned into the East Sea Fleet on 11 August. The principal weapons of the 1,500-tonne corvette, named Huai'an (509), are four YJ-83 anti-ship missiles, a 76 mm gun, two triple-barrelled lightweight torpedo launchers, and an eight-cell HQ-10 short-range surface-to-air missile launcher.

Huai'an is expected to be allocated to the 22nd light frigate squadron based at Putuoshan. The squadron will have four Type 056 corvettes, two of which (593 and 594) are anti-submarine warfare variants equipped with variable depth sonar.




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http://www.janes.com/article/62965/another-corvette-joins-china-s-east-sea-fleet

 

[english_man]

Sorry. but this is old news, and has already been posted here.
'Janes' defence publication, always take a while to catch up with the news.