Newly Commissioned Missile Frigate Features Variable-Depth Sonar
January 22 2015
The Chinese navy has commissioned another advanced guided-missile frigate, reports the Want China Times (Taiwan), citing a Chinese-language military website.
The Huanggang, which was launched on April 28, 2014, according to Junqing.com. The ship is the latest of four Jiangkai-II-class frigates to be equipped with a variable-depth sonar for anti-submarine warfare operations.
The frigate is the 20th of 22 planned ships in the class, according to Jane's Navy International. It is...
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