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Haijian 23

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Laid down
  
Around July 2009

Commissioned
  
January 6, 2011

Weight
  
1,290 tons

Builder
  
Wuchang Shipbuilding

Launched
  
Around April 29, 2010

Length
  
77 m

Draft
  
4 m

Name
  
China Haijian 23 (CMS 23)

Owner
  
North China Sea Branch, State Oceanic Administration

Operator
  
1st Marine Surveillance Flotilla, North China Sea Fleet, China Marine Surveillance

Haijian 23 (Chinese: 中国海监 23) is a China Marine Surveillance (CMS) ship in the 1st Marine Surveillance Flotilla of its North China Sea Fleet. Haijian 23 was christened and commissioned on January 6, 2011 at her home port of Qingdao. Haijian 23 has been frequently conducting cruise operations in territorial waters around Diaoyu Islands.

Cruise operations

On June 14, 2013, Haijian 23, together with Haijian 51 and Haijian 49, conducted law enforcement cruise operations in territorial waters around Diaoyu Islands.

Haijian 23 was renamed China Coast Guard 1123 in July 2013 under the unified, newly reestablished China Coast Guard. CCG-1123 has been continuously involved in patrol operations in Chinese territorial waters around Diaoyu Islands.

References

Haijian 23 Wikipedia