Haijian 23
Haijian 23 (Chinese: 中国海监 23) is a China Marine Surveillance (CMS) ship in the 1st Marine Surveillance Flotilla of its North China Sea Fleet. Haijian 23 was christened and commissioned on January 6, 2011 at her home port of Qingdao. Haijian 23 has been frequently conducting cruise operations in territorial waters around Diaoyu Islands.
| History | |
|---|---|
 People's Republic of China | |
| Name: | China Haijian 23 (CMS 23) |
| Owner: | North China Sea Branch, State Oceanic Administration |
| Operator: | 1st Marine Surveillance Flotilla, North China Sea Fleet, China Marine Surveillance |
| Builder: | Wuchang Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | Around July 2009 |
| Launched: | Around April 29, 2010 |
| Commissioned: | January 6, 2011 |
| Homeport: | Qingdao, Shandong |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 1,000t-class Type-II cutter |
| Displacement: | 1,290 t |
| Length: | 77.39 m |
| Beam: | 10.4 m |
| Draught: | 4 m |
| Propulsion: | 4,760 shp |
| Speed: | maximum > 20 knots |
| Range: | 5,000 nmi |
Cruise operations
On June 14, 2013, Haijian 23, together with Haijian 51 and Haijian 49, conducted law enforcement cruise operations in territorial waters around Diaoyu Islands.[1]
Haijian 23 was renamed China Coast Guard 1123 in July 2013 under the unified, newly reestablished China Coast Guard. CCG-1123 has been continuously involved in patrol operations in Chinese territorial waters around Diaoyu Islands.
References
- "China's Haijian 51 Law Enforcement Group Cruise Over China's Territorial Waters Around Diaoyu Islands on June 14" (in Chinese). State Oceanic Administration's web site. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
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