Name Haikou Commissioned 26 December 2005 Beam 17 m (56 ft) Construction started 30 June 2001 Length 154 m Displacement 6.35 million kg | Laid down 30 June 2001 Status in active service Draught 6 m (20 ft) Launched 30 October 2003 Weight 7,112 tons Draft 6 m | |
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Haikou is a Chinese Type 052C destroyer class (NATO code name Luyang II class). The ship was laid down in 2002, launched on 30 October 2003, and commissioned in late 2005. The destroyer is active with the People's Republic of China's South Sea Fleet.
History
In December 2008, Haikou, along with another destroyer and a supply ship, deployed to the Gulf of Aden; this was China's first overseas naval deployment in 600 years.
In November 2011, the ship was on an escorting mission lasting for roughly a half year, against pirates in Somalia waters and the Gulf of Aden, along with the Chinese supply ship Qinghaihu and the Chinese ship Yuncheng.
On 9 March 2014, the ship was deployed in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
References
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