Chinese destroyer Haikou (171) explained
Haikou is a Chinese
Type 052C destroyer (
NATO code name Luyang II class). The ship was laid down in 2002, launched on 30 October 2003, and commissioned in late 2005. The destroyer is active with the People's Republic of China's
South Sea Fleet.
History
In December 2008, Haikou, Type 052B destroyer Wuhan, and Type 903 replenishment ship Weishan Hu were deployed to the Gulf of Aden; this was China's first overseas naval deployment in 600 years.[1] [2] [3]
On 2 November 2011, Haikou and Type 054A frigate Yuncheng were deployed as tenth Escort Task Group for anti-piracy operation in Somalia and the Gulf of Aden.[4] The task group was to be relieved by the eleventh task group on 17 March 2012. [5]
On 9 March 2014, Haikou was deployed in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
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Notes and References
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- Web site: Chinese ships head to Somalia. Reuters. 26 December 2008.
- Johnson. Keith. China's Thirst: Oil Is Transforming the Country's Foreign Policy. Can the United States Handle the Consequences?. Foreign Policy. 211. March–April 2015. 0015-7228. 11 August 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090506/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-407227368/china-s-thirst-oil-is-transforming-the-country-s. dead.
- News: 海军第十批护航编队起航赴亚丁湾索马里海域 . Gao . Fei . 2011-11-03 . People's Liberation Army Daily . 2019-01-14 . Xiao . Delun . Feng . Guozhong . Navy's Tenth Escort Task Group Departs to Somalia . 2019-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190115023230/http://news.cntv.cn/20111103/101977.shtml . dead .
- News: 第十、十一批护航编队会师亚丁湾 . Gao . Fen . 2012-03-16 . People's Daily Online . 2019-01-14 . Li . Gencheng . Li . Yangyang . Tenth and Eleventh Task Group Met in Gulf of Aden . 2013-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130127012030/http://military.people.com.cn/GB/17405280.html . dead .