Type 081 mine countermeasure vessel (NATO reporting name Wochi-class) is a Chinese minesweeper/minehunter currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The second batch is often designated as Type 081A.
Type 081 Type 081 was built by Qiuxin (求新) Shipyard of Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. The first ship was launched in 2006 and entered service in 2007. Specification: Displacement: 996 tons Length: Armament: 1 Type 76 twin 37 mm naval gun (Type 76F)
Type Pennant # Name Builder Launched Commissioned Status Fleet 081 805 张家港 / Zhangjiagang Qiuxin 2006 6 Mar 2007 Active East Sea Fleet 081 810 靖江 / Jingjiang Qiuxin ― 9 Nov 2007 Active East Sea Fleet 081 839 浏阳 / Liuyang Qiuxin 12 Nov 2006 29 July 2007 Active South Sea Fleet 081 840 泸溪 / Luxi Qiuxin 15 May 2006 29 July 2007 Active South Sea Fleet
Type 081A Originally only known as the second batch of Type 081, it was revealed that this new minesweeper was designated as Type 081A,Type 081A and it is a development of earlier Type 081. Type 081A is designed by the 708th Institute. A total of five have entered service with PLAN by mid-2014. Specification: Displacement: 1200 tons Length: Armament: 1 H/PJ-14 single 30 mm naval gun
Type Pennant # Name Builder Launched Commissioned Status Fleet 081A 841 孝义 / Xiaoyi JNCX Oct 2010 Feb 24, 2012 Active South Sea Fleet 081A 842 台山 / Taishan JNCX ― Aug 6, 2012 Active South Sea Fleet 081A 843 常熟 / Changshu Wuchang May 2012 May 13, 2013 Active South Sea Fleet 081A 844 鹤山 / Heshan JNCX Sept 2012 Oct 10, 2013 Active South Sea Fleet 081A 845 青州 / Qingzhou JNCX ― Jan 26, 2014 Active North Sea Fleet 081A 846 禹城 / Yucheng JNCX Sept 2013 10 Oct 2014 Active North Sea Fleet 081A 847 仁怀 / Renhuai Wuchang ― 2018 Active North Sea Fleet 081A 848 宣威 / Xuanwei Wuchang Aug 2017 2018 Active North Sea Fleet 081A 849 无棣 / Wudi Wuchang 10 Dec 2017 2019 Active North Sea Fleet 081A 831 江山 / Jiangshan Wuchang 28 Mar 2018 2019 Active East Sea Fleet
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