China Coast Guard and Patrol vessels

Blackstone said:

Dude, we live in the real world.

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Bltizo said:

The unarmed state of chinese cutters also means, if there ever is a firefight and a CMS or CCG cutter gets holed or even sunk, then media and thus international opinion will at least have less ammunition to use against an inevitable PLA retaliation. But the whole point is that the other sides will know sinking a chinese cutter will invite military response, effectively giving them an open pass to navigate competitively in disputed waters.

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It is exactly because of real world implications that it makes sense to not arm Chinese cutters. To deny the opposing force of any moral upper hand should shots be fired. For that particular cutter crew, yes, it is a less than ideal situation to be in any standoff with a rival CG and not have any guns to back your position up. However, it's like a move in chess. You move your pawn forward and it's backed up by a rook. I don't doubt there is a CN vessel ever close by in any stand offs.

To put matters into perspective, it is only the former Hai Jian (CMS) vessels that are not armed. The former Yu Zheng (FLEC) ships are armed, as are the smaller Hai Jing (Sea Police) and former Hai Guan (Customs) vessels.

asif iqbal said:

Are those two really 4,000 tons? Doesn't look like it

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Well, though nominally 4,000-tonners, they are really bigger. The class is based on the Hai Jiu 111 class salvage tugs, the full load displacement of which is 4,896 tons.

popeye's translation of the English result of the Google Chinese caption.

"Chinese maritime police 3401" ship after was launched, September 12, by the China Marine Surveillance Corps responsible for the supervision of the North Sea.

The second ship 4000-ton Coast Guard ship "Chinese maritime police 2401" ship in Guangzhou Huangpu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. was also launched successfully. (Source: Super Camp)

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Chinese captions..

继“中国海警3401”船下水后，9月12日，由中国海监北海总队负责监造的第二艘4000吨级海警船“中国海警2401”船在广州中船黄埔造船有限公司顺利下水。

据悉，今年国家海洋局北海分局负责9艘海警船的监造工作。在监造过程中，北海分局精心组织，严格管理，确保了监造工作的有序进行。

网友分析该船时“船头尖儿上再内置个高强度钢的实心的冲角，就完美了。这船头好大啊，赶脚像是破冰船/拖船。绝逼能在玩碰碰船时大占便宜！看这船头，都是耐撞型的！预备着挤撞的，超高干舷，大角度金字塔型塔架桅杆！绝对是毛子风格的海警船！”(来源：超级大本营)

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joshuatree said:

Concur it's a conscious decision though I think adding some water cannons wouldn't hurt. It would help make them less "aggressive" when dealing with fishermen if they fired water instead of flares or warning shots. That's being spun in the media.

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Don't the have water cannon? They need them when they meet a ship on fire.

Do you think we should have like a description of all the coast guard vessals and their respective names and specs, especially now since the massive expansion plan

It would be good to know the coast guard inventoy, here is a good link to the Japanese coast guard, something like this for China would be awesome

delft said:

Don't the have water cannon? They need them when they meet a ship on fire.

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Do CG vessels necessarily have to fight fires? Or simple respond to help rescue fleeing pax/crew on a stricken vessel?

joshuatree said:

Do CG vessels necessarily have to fight fires? Or simple respond to help rescue fleeing pax/crew on a stricken vessel?

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I don't really know. But it seems unnatural to me to have firefighting boats in harbor waiting for a fire 300 km away and to have coastguard vessels near unable to fight the fire.

asif iqbal said:

Do you think we should have like a description of all the coast guard vessals and their respective names and specs, especially now since the massive expansion plan

It would be good to know the coast guard inventoy, here is a good link to the Japanese coast guard, something like this for China would be awesome

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Well, you asked for it, so do not be upset if this list of major China Coast Guard ships seems a bit long. It has been somewhat simplified, as a number of smaller or older ships have been omitted.

First some explanations about pennant numbers: CMS state-level ships in the North Sea region were numbered 1x, 2x and 3x (Qingdao), in the East Sea region 4x (Ningbo), 5x (Shanghai) and 6x (Xiamen), in the South Sea region 7x, 8x and 9x (Guangzhou).

CMS provincial-level ships are numbered according to province: 10xx Liaoning, 20xx Hebei, 30xx Tianjin,, 40xx Shandong, 50xx Jiangsu, 60xx Shanghai, 70xx Zhejiang, 80xx Fujian, 90xx Guangdong, 11xx Guangxi and 21xx Hainan.

FLEC state-level ships in the North Sea region were numbered 1xx (Qingdao), in the East Sea region 2xx (Shanghai) and in the South Sea region 3xx (Guangzhou).

FLEC provincial-level vessels use the standardised provincial numbers: 21xxx Liaoning, 12xxx Tianjin, 13xxx Hebei, 37x0xx Shandong, 32xxx Jiangsu, 31xxx Shanghai, 33xxx Zhejiang, 35xxx Fujian, 44xxx Guangdong, 45xxx Guangxi and 46xxx Hainan (plus most inland provinces)..

The Sea Police (Hai Jing) vessels use the same system, which is also being introduced on the former Customs (Hai Guan) vessels.

As the former CMS and FLEC state-level ships are reflagged into China Coast Guard, the numbers are changed into a four-digit format, with first digit 1, 2 or 3 indicating region, second digit displacement class, 3rd and 4th being individual numbers.

After the entry into service of the new construction 1,000-ton provincial vessels, they too have changed to this system (and so will no doubt the 1,500-ton ships do as they enter service).

The China Coast Guard List:

Xiang Yang Hong 01 class 1,180 t, 1968-73
Hai Jian 22
Hai Jian 40
Hai Jian 73

Shu Guang 04 class, 780 t, 1972-73
Hai Jian 11
Hai Jian 47
Hai Jian 62 now Hai Jing 2162

800 t Type, 1990-1995
Hai Jian 18
Hai Jian 49
Hai Jian 72
Hai Jian 74

1,000 t Type I 2005
Hai Jian 17 now Hai Jing 1117
Hai Jian 46 now Hai Jing 2146
Hai Jian 71 now Hai Jing 3171

1,000 t Type II 2004
Hai Jian 27 now Hai Jing 1127

1,500 t Type I
Hai Jian 51 now Hai Jing 2151

3,000 t Type 2005-2011
Hai Jian 50 now Hai Jing 2350
Hai Jian 83 now Hai Jing 3383

1,000 t Type IIa 2010-11
Hai Jian 23 now Hai Jing 1123
Hai Jian 26 now Hai Jing 1126
Hai Jian 66 now Hai Jing 2166
Hai Jian 75 now Hai Jing 3175

1,500 t Type II 2011
Hai Jian 15 now Hai Jing 1115
Hai Jian 84 now Hai Jing 3184

Former Navy

Intelligence Collectors
Hai Jian 168 ex Nan Diao 411 now Hai Jing 3368
Hai Jian 169 ex 852 now Hai Jing 3469

YANBING class
Hai Jian 111 ex Hai Bing 723

WOLEI class
Hai Jian 112 ex 814

TUZHONG class
Hai Jian 110 ex Bei Tuo 710
Hai Jian 137 ex Dong Tuo 830 now Hai Jing 2337
Hai Jian 167 ex Nan Tuo 154 now Hai Jing 3367

Provincial 36-Ship Programme

1,500 t Type III 2012
Hai Jian 3015
Hai Jian 7008
Hai Jian 8001
Hai Jian 9010
+ 3

1,000 t Type III 2012-14
Hai Jian 1001
Hai Jian 1002
Hai Jian 1013
Hai Jian 1118
Hai Jian 2032
Hai Jian 2168
Hai Jian 2169
Hai Jian 4001
Hai Jian 4072
Hai Jian 5001 now Hai Jing 2113
Hai Jian 8002 now Hai Jing 2112
Hai Jian 9020 now Hai Jing 3111
Hai Jian 9030 now Hai Jing 3112
+ 2

600 t Type 2012-
Hai Jian 1116
Hai Jian 1117
Hai Jian 2030
Hai Jian 3011
Hai Jian 3012
Hai Jian 4067
Hai Jian 5030
Hai Jian 7018
Hai Jian 7028
Hai Jian 7038
Hai Jian 8003
Hai Jian 8027
+ 2

State 20-Ship Programme

12,000 t Type, 2014
2

5,000 t Type
4

4,000 t Type
Hai Jing 2401
Hai Jing 3401
+2

3,000 t Type
10

Former Fisheries Law Enforcement Command (FLEC)

2,500 t Type
Yu Zheng 310 now Hai Jing 3210

1,000 t Type
Yu Zheng 116 now Hai Jing 1116
Yu Zheng 118 now Hai Jing 1112
Yu Zheng 201 now Hai Jing 2101
Yu Zheng 202 now Hai Jing 2102
Yu Zheng 301 now Hai Jing 3101
Yu Zheng 302 now Hai Jing 3102
Yu Zheng 303 now Hai Jing 3103

Former Naval Ships

Hai Yang 18 class
Yu Zheng 206 ex 871 now Hai Jing 2506

SHENGLI class
Yu Zheng 312 ex Dong You 621 now Hai Jing 3412

DALANG class
Yu Zheng 311 ex Nan Jiu 503

The former Sea Police and Customs vessels are too numerous to mention, but it is noteworthy that the three well-known large Sea Police ships have been renumbered into the ordinary Sea Police system:

Type 718
Hai Jing 1001 PUDONG now Hai Jing 31001

Type 728 ex 053H
Hai Jing 1002 ex 509 now Hai Jing 44102
Hai Jing 1003 ex 510 now Hai Jing 46103

franco-russe said:

Well, you asked for it, so do not be upset if this list of major China Coast Guard ships seems a bit long. It has been somewhat simplified, as a number of smaller or older ships have been omitted.

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Franco, excellent job! Are all of these vessels still serving currently?

Yes, except of course those under construction (20 + 36-ship programmes) - and one might think that the three oldest are being phased out as new units are entering service.

I forgot to put the new numbers on those new provincial units that have changed.

In case anyone wonders where some of the biggest ships have gone, four are returning to their original research ship roles:

Hai Jian 19 now again Xiang Yang Hong 06 (4,900 t, 1993)
Hai Jian 28 now again Xiang Yang Hong 09 (4,435 t, 1978)
Hai Jian 52 now again SHIJIAN (3,165 t, 1967)
Hai Jian 81 now again Xiang Yang Hong 14 (4,435 t, 1978)