Haixun-class cutter

This article is about the Haixun Type 718 Cutter. For the larger cutter Haixun 01, see Haixun 01.
History
 People's Republic of ChinaChina
Name: 1001 Haijing
Operator: China Coast Guard
Launched: 23 November 2006
Commissioned: 2008
In service: 2008-present
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Haixun Class Cutter (Type 718 Cutter)
Type: ocean patrol vessel
Displacement: 1,500 tonnes (1,700 short tons)
Length: 100 metres (330 ft)
Ice class: N/a
Boats & landing
craft carried:		 2 × high speed boats
Armament: 1 × 37mm gun
Aviation facilities: helipad

The Haixun-class cutter (Type 718 Cutter) is a single ship class of cutter used by the China Coast Guard. A single ship, 1001 Haijing, was launched in 2006[1] and performs law enforcement patrols from Shanghai to protect Chinese sovereignty. It is the coast guard's most modern vessel.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.usnwc.edu/Research---Gaming/China-Maritime-Studies-Institute/Publications/documents/CMSI_No5_web1.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.usnwc.edu/Research---Gaming/China-Maritime-Studies-Institute/Publications/documents/CMSI_No5_web1.pdf
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