PLAN launches first Type 056 ASW corvette

摘要

The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has commissioned its 18th Type 056 (Jiangdao)-class missile corvette: a vessel reported to be the class's first dedicated anti-submarine warfare (ASW) variant (designation Type 056A). A PLA-linked media report on 11 November said that the vessel, named Zhuzhou (pennant number 594), has been inducted into the South Sea fleet.