On the morning of 21 February, the Navy's 46th escort squadron set sail from a military port in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, and headed for the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters to take over the escort mission from the 45th escort squadron.
The Navy's 46th escort group is composed of the missile destroyer Jiaozuo, the missile frigate Xuchang, and the comprehensive supply ship Honghu. Carrying 2 carrier-based *** and dozens of special combat personnel, a total of more than 700 officers and soldiers on the mission.
Introduction to mission ships.
Since the first escort operation was carried out by the Chinese Navy in 2008, the Chinese Navy has dispatched more than 150 ships to the Gulf of Aden to ensure the safety of the navigation of the escorted ships, demonstrating with concrete actions the good image of China as a responsible major country.
The command ship of the 46th batch of escort formations, the missile destroyer Jiaozuo, with the port number 163, is a new type of missile destroyer independently researched, designed and built by China, which can carry out diversified tasks such as regional air defense, sea assault, and anti-submarine search. Since joining the list, it has completed dozens of training missions in the open sea, combat readiness patrols, and various exercises and drills.
The missile frigate Xuchang, with the port number 536, is a new type of missile frigate independently researched, designed, and built by China, which has strong comprehensive combat capabilities such as vigilance detection and anti-shore, sea, air, and anti-submarine warfare. Since joining the list, it has successfully completed a number of major training tasks, and participated in the 31st batch of escort missions in 2018.
The comprehensive supply ship Honghu, with the port number 906, is a new type of ocean-going comprehensive supply ship independently researched, designed and built by China, which is mainly responsible for the task of accompanying the supply support of the formation, and can carry out a variety of material supply to the ship formation in a variety of ways. It has the characteristics of fast replenishment speed, many types of suitable ships, and high support efficiency, and has carried out the 25th and 37th escort missions.
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