PLAN invited to participate in RIMPAC for first the time (2014)

The majority of these photos are not about the Chinese navy. Should we move this thread to the World Armed Forces forum?

Geographer said:

The majority of these photos are not about the Chinese navy. Should we move this thread to the World Armed Forces forum?

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No...it is about China's 1st invite and participation. All of this goes with that.

As we get into the at-sea portion, there are going to be a LOT of PLAN photos...and we may even see some from the in-port portions (as we saw earlier today with the conference pictures) where we could see crews from Chinese vessels playing sports against crews from other nations.

So, we'll keep it here for now.

Dizasta1 said:

I wasn't aware of india being geographically located in the Pacific Ocean!?!!

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and what about Norway http://www.sinodefenceforum.com/nav...pac-first-time-2014-a-14-6426.html#post292517

Dizasta1 said:

Anyhoo, was this the only ship that the indian Navy brought to RIMPAC or where others as well?
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if interested, check

Ships announced :

USA

USN

CVN
USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76

CG
USS Lake Champlain CG 57
USS Cape St George CG 71
USS Port Royal CG 73
USS Chosin CG 65

DDG
USS Chafee DDG 90
USS Spruance DDG 111
USS Sampson DDG 102
USS Michael Murphy DDG 112

FF
USS Gary FFG 51
USS Rodney M Davis FFG 60
USS Independence LCS 2

SSN
USS TBA SSN ??
USS TBA SSN ??
USS TBA SSN ??

Assaut Amphibious Ships
USS Peleliu LHA 5
USS Anchorage LPD 23

MS
USS Coronado LCS 4
USS Champion MCM 4
USS Scout MCM 8



MSC/Logistic ships
USNS Salvor T-ARS 52
USNS Navajo T-ATF 169
USNS Rainier T-AOE 7
USNS Henry J Kaiser T-AO 187
USNS John Ericsson T-AO 194
USNS Mercy T-AH 19
USNS Montford Point T-MLP 1

USCG
USCGC Waesche WMSL 750

Re: Rimpac 2014

Foreign countries

France
FF Prairial F 731

Chili
FFG Blanco Encalada/Karel Doorman class

Indonesia
Assaut Amphibious Ship Banda Aceh 593/ Makassar class

Mexico
Patrol Boat
Revolution P 164

Norway
FFG Fridtjof Nansen F 310 / Fridtjof Nansen class

South Korea
DDG
Secae Ryu Seong-ryong DDG 993 / Sejong the Great class
Wang Geon DDH 978 / Chungmugong Yi Sun sin class

Colombia
FF Almirante Padilla (FM-51) /Almirante Padilla class

China
DDG Haikou 171 / 052C
FFG Yueyang 575 / 054A
CS Qiandaohu 886 / Fuchi class
Hospital ship Peace Ark T-AH 866

Japan
DDG
Ise DDH 182/ Hyuga class
Kirishima DDG 174 / Kongo class

Brunei
OPV
Darussalam (OPV 06) / Darussalam class
Darulaman (OPV 08) / Darussalam class

Singapore
FFG
Intrepid F 79 / Formidable class

India
FFG
Sayhadri F 49 / Shivalik class

Canada
FFG Calgary FFH 335 /Halifax class
MS
Nanaimo MM 702 / Kingston-class
Whitehorse MM 705/ Kingston-class

Australia
Sheean SSG 77/ Collins class
Success AOR 304

New Zealand
Canterbury L 421

Jeff Head said:

The Netherlands, France and the UK are also not in the Pacific...but they have interests there...some possessions, others the needs for the Sea Lanes to remain open for resources. So they are invited too, like India.

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The Netherlands lost its last possession in the area half a century ago. This is now Irian Jaya, part of Indonesia. And The Netherlands might have the largest port in Europe, Rotterdam, but the Danish shipowner Maersk is very much larger than any Dutch shipowner. So is Denmark represented?

Jeff Head said:

No...it is about China's 1st invite and participation. All of this goes with that.

As we get into the at-sea portion, there are going to be a LOT of PLAN photos...and we may even see some from the in-port portions (as we saw earlier today with the conference pictures) where we could see crews from Chinese vessels playing sports against crews from other nations.

So, we'll keep it here for now.

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Absoulutely Jeff. The in harbour phase is a great oportunity for personel from different countries to get to know each other a little better. It's also a time for dignatries and diplomats from different countries to socialise in a more relaxed manner than they might otherwise be able to do.



The US Pacific Fleet Band entertains guests during the RIMPAC 2014 Australian Reception onboard HMAS Success in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Mid-Caption HMAS Success hosted the Australian Reception for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2014 (RIMPAC) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 29 June.

About 400 guests attended, including representatives from foreign military services and Australian and foreign Governments.



Crew members of HMAS Success and USS Ronald Reagan chase the ball during a soccer match, played as part of the international sporting competition that was conducted during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2014, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.



The USS Spruance basketball team competes for possession of the ball with players from HMAS Success as both teams go head to head at Pearl Harbor Navy Base, Hawaii, during the harbour phase of Exercise RIMPAC.
Teams from 22 participating RIMPAC 2014 nations fielded players to participate in sports including basketball, volleyball, soccer and tennis.



Crew members of HMAS Success and Republic of Korea Navy ship ROKS Seoae Ryu Sungryong compete during a beach volleyball competition.

delft said:

The Netherlands lost its last possession in the area half a century ago. This is now Irian Jaya, part of Indonesia. And The Netherlands might have the largest port in Europe, Rotterdam, but the Danish shipowner Maersk is very much larger than any Dutch shipowner. So is Denmark represented?

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Denmark has sent observers only.

Here's the official list of participants..

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CNS Haikou is a guided missile destroyer, DDG, and not a vanilla destroyer, DD.

CNS Yueyang is a guided missile frigate, FFG, and not a fast frigate, FF.

bd popeye said:

Denmark has sent observers only.

Here's the official list of participants.

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As I indicated a couple of weeks ago, the US leads with 29 vessels...and that's the way RIMPAC always has been and always will be.

The second most numerous are Canada and China. Each of those nations are participating with four vessels.

Then you have the Republic of Korea with three vessels.

Usually Japan sends three, but this year they have two...though one of them is their Ise carrier, DDH-172.

Several other nations have one or two vessels involved.

Of the total of 55 veessels particpating, the top four countries (the US, China, Canada and South Korea) are proviing 40 of them.