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Type 052D destroyer down in the Indian Ocean?
SEA
BY
HENRI KENHMANN
8 JULY 2017
It is most likely that Changsha will no longer be the first Chinese destroyer of Type 052D to enter the Baltic Sea, but rather one of its sisterships, the 174 Hefei .
And for good reason, it would have been broken somewhere in the Indian Ocean for two weeks.
Although this last point has not yet been officially confirmed, it is known that the Chinese fleet that will participate in the joint Sino-Russian naval exercise by the end of July no longer has the same composition as originally planned, Communications.
Departure of the initial flotilla, on Sunday, June 18, from the naval base of Sanya (Photos: PLA Navy)
Indeed, on June 18, the Chinese navy sent a flotilla composed of the destroyer 173 Changsha of Type 052D, frigate 571 Yuncheng of Type 054A and tanker-tanker 964 Luomahu of Type 903A to join the Baltic fleet of the navy Russian Sea in the first phase of the naval exercise "Joint Sea 2017" which will take place in Saint-Petersburg and Kaliningrad.
We talked about this departure of the Chinese fleet in the file " Soon a Type 1 destroyer Type 052D in the Baltic Sea ".
However, in the article published this Saturday, July 8 in the Chinese Army Journal (PLA Daily), it is written that the destroyer 173 Hefei and the frigate 571 Yuncheng , "who will participate in the Sino-Russian naval exercise" , Have just been supplied with the 26th Chinese anti-piracy escort fleet, which is currently carrying out their missions in the Gulf of Aden.
The 174 Hefei is one of the four Type 052D destroyers in service in the southern fleet of the Chinese Navy, with 172 Kunming , 173 Changsha and 175 Yinchuan .
The maneuvers of the refueling at sea took place on July 6 with the tanker tanker 966 Gaoyouhu of the 26th fleet of escort anti-piracy. The two warships fueled to "continue the road to the Baltic Sea", while the 964 Luomahu tanker , which is expected to supply the initial flotilla during the journey to Russia, did not Been mentioned in the text.
Should it be understood, then, that Changsha destroyer , 571 Yuncheng frigate and 964 Luomahutanker will not go to Europe, but only 174 Hefei and 571 Yuncheng frigate ?
And what caused the Chinese navy to make this last-minute change?
The 174 Hefei destroyer was in actual firing at the beginning of June with its 173 Changsha sistership in the South China Sea.
If one believes a source close to the sector of naval actors in China, the 173 Changsha originally planned would have suffered a breakdown of its transmission systems during its crossing of the Indian Ocean. The Type 052D destroyer would have lost all its motive power and would have been floating since.
The incident took place "before June 26", one week after the departure of the flotilla from the port of Sanya.
According to the same source, the heads of a production unit of the CSIC group, which manufactures the components of these systems, and the military representatives seconded to this entity were summoned to Beijing for an emergency meeting.
This could explain why tanker tanker 964 Luomahu could not supply the "new" Baltic flotilla - it may be that he remained on the spot with the immobilized destroyer.
Some observers speak of a possible failure at the propeller shaft, but knowing that a Type 052D destroyer has two shaft lines, it seems unlikely that both will suffer damage at the same time.
However, the PLA Daily article tells us that the initial fleet from Sanya was successively crossed by the South China Sea, the Malacca Strait, the Bay of Bengal, Maliku Kandu Strait and the Danish Sea. Saudi. The text also speaks of a very difficult sea state encountered by the flotilla at some point in transit, but it is not known if it is related to the incident.
The 173 Changsha could break down in the middle of the Arabian Sea.
We are therefore waiting for other elements to know why the composition of the Chinese fleet has changed, and whether or not the 173 Changsha is actually down.
However, if the incident did occur, it could further justify the need for the Chinese navy to have one or two naval bases located on this "Silk Road", which will undoubtedly make Sino relations Even more strained.
To be continued.
Henri K.
http://www.eastpendulum.com/destroyer-type-052d-panne-locean-indien
Type 052D destroyer down in the Indian Ocean?
SEA
BY
HENRI KENHMANN
8 JULY 2017
It is most likely that Changsha will no longer be the first Chinese destroyer of Type 052D to enter the Baltic Sea, but rather one of its sisterships, the 174 Hefei .
And for good reason, it would have been broken somewhere in the Indian Ocean for two weeks.
Although this last point has not yet been officially confirmed, it is known that the Chinese fleet that will participate in the joint Sino-Russian naval exercise by the end of July no longer has the same composition as originally planned, Communications.
Departure of the initial flotilla, on Sunday, June 18, from the naval base of Sanya (Photos: PLA Navy)
Indeed, on June 18, the Chinese navy sent a flotilla composed of the destroyer 173 Changsha of Type 052D, frigate 571 Yuncheng of Type 054A and tanker-tanker 964 Luomahu of Type 903A to join the Baltic fleet of the navy Russian Sea in the first phase of the naval exercise "Joint Sea 2017" which will take place in Saint-Petersburg and Kaliningrad.
We talked about this departure of the Chinese fleet in the file " Soon a Type 1 destroyer Type 052D in the Baltic Sea ".
However, in the article published this Saturday, July 8 in the Chinese Army Journal (PLA Daily), it is written that the destroyer 173 Hefei and the frigate 571 Yuncheng , "who will participate in the Sino-Russian naval exercise" , Have just been supplied with the 26th Chinese anti-piracy escort fleet, which is currently carrying out their missions in the Gulf of Aden.
The 174 Hefei is one of the four Type 052D destroyers in service in the southern fleet of the Chinese Navy, with 172 Kunming , 173 Changsha and 175 Yinchuan .
The maneuvers of the refueling at sea took place on July 6 with the tanker tanker 966 Gaoyouhu of the 26th fleet of escort anti-piracy. The two warships fueled to "continue the road to the Baltic Sea", while the 964 Luomahu tanker , which is expected to supply the initial flotilla during the journey to Russia, did not Been mentioned in the text.
Should it be understood, then, that Changsha destroyer , 571 Yuncheng frigate and 964 Luomahutanker will not go to Europe, but only 174 Hefei and 571 Yuncheng frigate ?
And what caused the Chinese navy to make this last-minute change?
The 174 Hefei destroyer was in actual firing at the beginning of June with its 173 Changsha sistership in the South China Sea.
If one believes a source close to the sector of naval actors in China, the 173 Changsha originally planned would have suffered a breakdown of its transmission systems during its crossing of the Indian Ocean. The Type 052D destroyer would have lost all its motive power and would have been floating since.
The incident took place "before June 26", one week after the departure of the flotilla from the port of Sanya.
According to the same source, the heads of a production unit of the CSIC group, which manufactures the components of these systems, and the military representatives seconded to this entity were summoned to Beijing for an emergency meeting.
This could explain why tanker tanker 964 Luomahu could not supply the "new" Baltic flotilla - it may be that he remained on the spot with the immobilized destroyer.
Some observers speak of a possible failure at the propeller shaft, but knowing that a Type 052D destroyer has two shaft lines, it seems unlikely that both will suffer damage at the same time.
However, the PLA Daily article tells us that the initial fleet from Sanya was successively crossed by the South China Sea, the Malacca Strait, the Bay of Bengal, Maliku Kandu Strait and the Danish Sea. Saudi. The text also speaks of a very difficult sea state encountered by the flotilla at some point in transit, but it is not known if it is related to the incident.
The 173 Changsha could break down in the middle of the Arabian Sea.
We are therefore waiting for other elements to know why the composition of the Chinese fleet has changed, and whether or not the 173 Changsha is actually down.
However, if the incident did occur, it could further justify the need for the Chinese navy to have one or two naval bases located on this "Silk Road", which will undoubtedly make Sino relations Even more strained.
To be continued.
Henri K.
http://www.eastpendulum.com/destroyer-type-052d-panne-locean-indien
