2018 South China Sea Parade

The 2018 South China Sea Parade (simplified Chinese: 2018年南海军事演习; traditional Chinese: 2018年南海軍事演習; pinyin: 2018nián Nánhaǐ Jūnshì Yǎnxí) was a military parade held in the South China Sea near Sanya, Hainan on April 13, 2018. It is the biggest marine parade since the establishment of the Communist State in 1949 and according to the Chinese government, the biggest in 600 years.^[1] It saw 50 warships, 76 fighters and more than 10,000 military officers and soldiers taking part.^[2][3][4] Xi Jinping, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, reviewed the People's Liberation Army Navy on April 11, 2018.^[5][6][7] More than half of the vessels were commissioned after the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in November 2012, when Xi became the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (paramount leader).^[8]

Parade Participants

The First Echelon

• Two Type 094 submarines
• Four Type 093 submarines

The Second Echelon

• Six Type 039 submarines

The Third Echelon

• Four Type 052D destroyers: Hefei (DDG-174), Yinchuan (DDG-175 ), Changsha (DDG-173) and Kunming (DDG-172).
• Two Type 052C destroyers: Changchun (150 ) and Zhengzhou (151)
• Two Type 054A frigates: Hengshui (572) and Liuzhou (573)

The Fourth Echelon

• Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning
• Type 901 fast combat support ship: Hulunhu (965)
• Type 052D destroyer: Xining (DDG-117 )
• Two Type 052C destroyers: Lanzhou (170) and Haikou (717)
• Type 051C destroyers: Shijiazhuang (116)

The Fifth Echelon

• Two Type 071 amphibious transport docks: Kunlun Shan (998) and Changbai Shan (989)
• Two Type 072A landing ships: Wutai Shan (917) and Wuyi Shan (914)
• Type 052C destroyer: Jinan (152)
• Type 054A frigate: Hengyang (568)

The Sixth Echelon

• Eight Type 056 corvettes: Xinyang (501), Huangshi (502), Qinhuangdao (505), Jingmen (506), Tongren (507), Qujing (508), Hanzhong (520).

The Seventh Echelon

• Type 903 replenishment ship: Luomahu (964).
• Type 815G spy ship: Tianwangxing (853)
• Type 920 hospital ship: Daishandao (866)
• Type 910 Auxiliary ship: Zu Chongzhi (893)
• Type 0891A training ship: Qi Jiguang (83)
• Type 636A hydrographic survey ship: Deng Jiaxian (874).
• Type 926 submarine support ship: Oceanic Island (864).
• Tugboat: 739

Gallery

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  Type 094 submarine.
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  Type 039 submarine.
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  Kunming (DDG-172).
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  Hefei (DDG-174).
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  Changchun (DDG-150).
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  Zhengzhou (DDG-151).
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  Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning.
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  Changbai Shan (LSD-989).
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  Kunlunshan (LSD-998)

References

1. "Superpower: China Claims This is Biggest Naval Parade in 600 Years". 16 April 2018.
2. "China holds 'biggest ever' naval drill in disputed S China Sea". aljazeera. 2018-04-13. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
3. 中国有史以来最强舰队南海受阅 6天后去台海军演. iFeng (in Chinese). 2018-04-13.
4. 中国在南海进行最大规模海上阅兵 向世界宣示5大信号. sina (in Chinese). 2018-04-13.
5. Ben Westcott; Steven Jiang; Serenitie Wang (2018-04-13). "Xi Jinping inspects massive navy parade in South China Sea". Retrieved 14 April 2018.
6. "President Xi reviews navy in South China Sea". cri. 2018-04-13. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
7. 习近平在南海海域检阅了哪些海军装备？. youth.cn (in Chinese). 2018-04-13.
8. JESSE JOHNSON (2018-04-13). "Xi shows off China's naval might with largest fleet review since 1949". The Japan Times. More than half of the vessels were commissioned after the Communist Party's National Congress in 2012, when Xi became the party's general secretary.