The domestic 10,000-ton ship went to the South China Sea without a naval gun.

The domestic 10,000-ton ship went to the South China Sea without a naval gun.

The South China Sea is vast and beautiful, but the situation is also quite undercurrent, especially in recent days. Some countries in the region, such as Vietnam and the Philippines, have been making small moves. In this regard, China has taken a step forward. According to CCTV reports, Guangxi Maritime Safety Administration, together with Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration and Hainan Maritime Safety Administration, dispatched several marine police boats to carry out the first joint cruise between Guangdong, Guangxi and Qiongbei this year. The incident itself is not too big news, but the equipment involved in this cruise law enforcement is quite interesting, that is, the first domestic 10,000-ton coastal guard ship "Hai Patrol 09" officially put into the cruise law enforcement mission, which is also the largest coastal guard ship in the world today.

Domestic "Sea Patrol 09" 10,000-ton coast guard ship

From the appearance and structure, the "Sea Patrol 09" with a displacement of about13,000 tons has many similarities with the first domestic 10,000-ton destroyer 055, so the former is also nicknamed "non-military 055 ship" by many people. Considering that China Marine Police has equipped a large number of 8 18 marine police vessels, namely "Marine Police 054A frigate", it has also begun to receive 056 light frigates originally belonging to the People's Navy's equipment sequence and refit them into marine police vessels.

"Sea Patrol 09" is similar to the 055 10,000-ton drive.

From this point of view, the main equipment of domestic maritime traffic safety supervision and management and maritime law enforcement departments is very close to serious military products in performance standards. From this point of view, the construction standards of "Sea Patrol 09", especially the survivability, collision avoidance and wave resistance, are likely to come from the standard 055 destroyer, which is as seaworthy and structurally strong as the 10,000-ton drive.

Marine police vessels are mostly equipped with main guns, machine guns, water cannons and other weapons.

As we know, the maritime patrol department belongs to the Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China, which is somewhat different from the marine police who emphasize patrolling law enforcement by strong means, but pays more attention to life rescue and ship rescue at sea, as well as emergency handling of some emergencies, safeguarding national maritime rights and interests and international exchanges. Therefore, "Sea Patrol 09" is not equipped with large-caliber main guns, machine guns, high-power water cannons and other weapons like many marine police vessels, which seems to make the ship appear "unarmed" in front of the coast guards or maritime paramilitary departments of some countries.

"Sea Patrol 09" with huge tonnage

However, with its huge tonnage and good main engine power, coupled with the hull structure made close to military standards, Haixun 09 can still form a huge advantage for many ships with tonnage smaller than its own in many "bumper boats" sea games without firing, such as collision and route squeezing. Not only that, the displacement of 1.3 million tons also determines the ship's longer voyage and stronger self-sustaining, which is especially suitable for long-term cruising at sea. In some long-term confrontation tasks, you can "consume" your opponent.

"Sea Patrol 09" with huge tonnage

Even better, if there is no coast guard boat equipped with any firearms and weapons, confronting the coast guard boats of other countries equipped with guns and other weapons will show China's "restraint and forbearance". We are forced to take countermeasures only when we have to. Even so, we are "defeating the strong with the weak", which is beneficial for China to strive for an important moral commanding height in international public opinion.

"Sea Patrol 09" can be equipped with various types of artillery at any time.

Moreover, even if it is really necessary to add strong law enforcement means to some tasks, it is obvious that the tonnage and spacious deck and bridge of "Sea Patrol 09" have reserved a lot of space for installing artillery and other equipment. With China's strong shipbuilding capacity, the ship can be "armed to the teeth" in a short time and quickly handed over to the marine police department for use, that is, the "10,000-ton coast guard boat" can be transformed into a "10,000-ton coast guard boat" in minutes, and then it can perform more confrontational tasks.

"Sea Patrol 09" will become the "anchor at sea" in the South China Sea.

On the other hand, the reason why the China maritime patrol authorities dare to "waste tonnage" and not install firearms and other weapons on the 10,000-ton maritime patrol boats actually reflects one thing from the side, that is, the pressure of disputes in the relevant sea areas is decreasing, and the difficulty and danger of enforcing the law on maritime patrol boats are also decreasing, which is directly related to China's comprehensive national strength, especially the rapid development of its military strength. I believe that the trip to the South China Sea of "Sea Patrol 09" will certainly stabilize the situation in the relevant sea areas like a "sea needle", and let some young people around us see our strong strength and unchallenged determination in safeguarding maritime rights and interests.