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Tuesday, December 02, 2014

China dispatches escort fleet to Somali waters

Type 054A frigate (Weifang)The 19th Chinese naval squad left Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, on Tuesday to conduct escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters.

The fleet, sent by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, comprises of missile frigates Linyi and Weifang, as well as supply ship Weishanhu, with two helicopters and more than 700 troops.

It will replace the 18th escort fleet currently conducting similar missions in the area. It is the first time the two frigates will undertake the job.

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