056 class FFL/corvette

Jura said:

... and after that, people started to talk about Type 056 again

I'm learning all these abbreviations ...

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correct, joshuatree?

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Towed Array Sonar as the other posters have replied.



In this pic in Wiki, I can get a decent count of crew size. Appears to be 70+. Is this rather large for a ship of this size? I don't believe crew quarters will be large enough for all so it must be hot bunking? Two shifts? Three?

joshuatree said:

Towed Array Sonar as the other posters have replied.

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oops, I concentrated just on the acronym, not on the context of joshuatree's post ("TAS opening" wouldn't make sense with Target Acquisition System thanks to all who responded to this ... and please be patient with me, live in a landlocked country, you know

'586' commissioned into East Sea fleet yesterday.

What's the typical ranks of Corvette Captains in the China Navy?

Blackstone said:

What's the typical ranks of Corvette Captains in the China Navy?

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This one is a Lt. Commander.

But the RADM is handing the pennant to an Ensign, where's the LCMDR?

Blackstone said:

But the RADM is handing the pennant to an Ensign, where's the LCMDR?

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Could be the guy on the far right, second photo. He's reading from a big red book (of chow menu?). Now if only we could see his sleeves clearly...

Any updates on New Cons????

What we know is currently HP6 is under construction... & below being Launched;

HP5
HD5
LN4
WC4

A.Man said:

This one is a Lt. Commander.

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Curious, anyone know the rank of the commanding officer on a type 037 and a type 022?

At the yard...