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The Huang Pu Shipyard
A Photo Essay

by Timothy Yan

The 561 Shantou, a Jianghu V class frigate, is doing a massive refitting. All its outdated weaponry and sensors were striped from the ship. It's highly likely that the 561 will be converted into a shore-bombardment ship like the 516's refit earlier. The weaponry after the conversion will be two new twin-mounted 100mm turrets based on the licensed Creusot-Loire Compact design and five new 122mm stabilized multiple rocket launcher systems with 50 tubes each.

The refitting 837 is a Dinghai class fleet tug. The 1500 tons vessel is designed to be use for heavy towing and recovery operation under combat condition. The 837 was commissioned in the late 1970s.

The front view of 837 fleet tug and the 561 frigate docking close to each other on Huang Pu's pier.

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