Frigate commissioned for E China Sea fleet
People's Daily Online
(Xinhua) 20:21, January 08, 2014
SHANGHAI, Jan. 8 -- A frigate was commissioned for the East China Sea fleet of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Wednesday.
The new escort vessel belongs to the new generation of Chinese-made light missile frigates and was named after Ji'an, a revolutionary base in south China's Jiangxi Province.
The ship, with hull number 586, will undertake patrol and escort missions and has anti-submarine capabilities.
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