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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

China commissions 'next-generation' stealth frigate

Bengbu (582) |China today commissioned its "next-generation" stealth frigate, amidst a series of maritime territorial disputes with some of its neighbours.

The country's first "type 056" stealth frigate, formerly known simply as ship 582, was renamed Bengbu at a commission ceremony held in a naval port in Zhoushan, a coastal city in east China's Zhejiang Province, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Type 056 frigates are a new generation of vessels developed independently by China and expected to be deployed primarily for escort missions and anti-submarine operations.

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