Haixun-class cutter

This article is about the Haixun Type 718 Cutter. For the larger cutter Haixun 01, see Haixun 01.
Career (China)  People's Republic of China
Name: 1001 Haijing
Operator: China Coast Guard
Launched: 23 November 2006
Commissioned: 2008
In service: 2008-present
Status: in active service, as of 2015
General characteristics
Class and type:Haixun Class Cutter (Type 718 Cutter)
Type:ocean patrol vessel
Displacement:1,500 tonnes (1,700 short tons)
Length:100 metres (330 ft)
Ice class:N/a
Boats and landing
craft carried:
2 × high speed boats
Armament:1 × 37mm gun
Aviation facilities:helipad

The Haixun-class cutter (Type 718 Cutter) is a single ship class of cutter used by the China Coast Guard. A single ship, 1001 Haijing, was launched in 2006[1] and performs law enforcement patrols from Shanghai to protect Chinese sovereignty. It is the coast guard's most modern vessel.[2]

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