Chinese ship Zheng He
 Zheng He (foreground) at Visakhapatnam, India, in 2014 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 China | |
| Name | Zheng He |
| Namesake | Zheng He |
| Builder | Qiuxing, Shanghai |
| Launched | 12 July 1986 |
| Commissioned | 27 April 1987 |
| In service | 1987-Present |
| Identification | Hull number: 81 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Training ship |
| Displacement | 5558 tons (full) |
| Length | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Beam | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Draft | 4.8 m (16 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 SEMT-Pielstick 6PC2-5L diesels, 2 shafts, 6.73 MW |
| Speed | 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 kn |
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Zheng He is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy training ship. Its NATO reporting name is Daxin. The ship is a Naval Academy unit based with the North Sea Fleet.
Zheng He was the first domestically designed and built oceangoing training ship. Its visit to Pearl Harbor in 1989 was the PLA's first port visit to the United States since 1949.
The ship circumnavigated Earth between April to September 2012. When the ship left Dalian on 17 April, it was expected to be the first such voyage by a lone Chinese training vessel.
References
- 1 2 3 Zhang, Xiaomin (17 April 2012). "Naval training ship going round the globe". China.org.cn. China Daily. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Saunders, Stephan, ed. (2015). Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. Jane's Information Group. p. 159. ISBN 978-0710631435.
- ↑ Deng, Linda (13 October 2015). "PLA navy ship arrives in Pearl Harbor". China Daily. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ↑ Allen, Kenneth; Clemens, Morgan (August 2014). "The Recruitment, Education, and Training of PLA Navy Personnel". CSMI Red Book. 12. United States Naval War College: 7. ISBN 978-1-935352-30-3. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
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