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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 edit

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:^[1]

Displacement: 996 tons
Length: 65 m (213 ft)
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 edit

Originally only known as the second batch of Type 081, it was revealed that this new minesweeper was designated as Type 081A,^[2] 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:^[3]

Displacement: 1200 tons
Length: 67.8 m (222 ft)
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	―	Wuchang	28 Mar 2018	2019	Active	East Sea Fleet

References edit

^ "Type 081". Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
^ Type 081A
^ "Type 081A". Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-24.

[1] "Type 081". Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-24.

[2] Type 081A

[3] "Type 081A". Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-24.

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Summary

Type 081 edit

Type 081A edit

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