03 APRIL 2023

by Ridzwan Rahmat

2023年4月3日

里兹万•拉赫马特

 

China's Type 052D destroyer, Nanning , seen here, participating in NAVDEX 2023 in Abu Dhabi. (Source withheld)

图为中国052D型驱逐舰南宁号，正在阿布扎比参加2023年NAVDEX。（来源保留）

 

In early February 2023, the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) conducted a duty handover ceremony in the Gulf of Aden. The ceremony was carried out between ships of the service's 42nd and 43rd Chinese naval escort flotillas. It transfers duties associated with this recurring task group, which centre around anti-piracy missions, to the lead ship of the 43rd flottila, the Luyang III (Type 052D)-class destroyer, Nanning . Accompanying Nanning in the 43rd flotilla is the Jiangwei II (Type 053H3)-class frigate, Sanya , and the Fuchi (Type 903)-class replenishment ship, Weishanhu .

2023年2月初，中国人民解放军海军在亚丁湾举行了任务交接仪式。仪式在中国海军第42和第43护航舰队的舰艇之间进行。它将与这个以反海盗任务为中心的经常性任务组相关的职责移交给第43舰队的领头舰——旅洋III级（052D型）驱逐舰“南宁”号。第43舰队中与“南宁”号同行的是江卫II级（053H3型）护卫舰“三亚”号和福池级（903型）补给舰“微山湖”号。

 

The PLAN has been dispatching its warships for anti-piracy escort duties to the Indian Ocean region since 2009. These missions aim to safeguard Chinese merchant ships as they sail across piracy hot spots, especially around the Gulf of Aden. The mission undertaken by Nanning would have been just the latest in this long-running series of escorts, if not for the fringe activities the ship has been conducting on the sidelines of its mission.

自2009年以来，中国人民解放军海军（PLAN）一直在向印度洋地区派遣军舰执行反海盗护航任务。这些任务旨在保护中国商船穿越海盗热点地区，特别是亚丁湾附近的船只。如果不是因为该舰在执行任务期间进行的附加活动，“南宁”号执行的任务将只是这一长期护航系列中的最新一次。