The naval escort formation of China consists of the guided missile destroyer "Wuhan", the guided missile destroyer "Haikou" and the comprehensive supply ship "Weishan Lake", with two ship-borne helicopters.
The list of commanders, captains, political commissars and special warfare commanders of each ship formation is as follows:
Formation Commander: Major General Du Chen Jing.
Deputy commander of formation: Major General Yin Dunping
169 Ship-Missile Destroyer Wuhan Ship: Captain, Tornado Captain, Political Commissar, Colonel Yang Yi.
17 1 Haikou guided missile destroyer: captain Zou Fuquan, political commissar Liu Jianzhong.
887- Weishan Lake supply ship: Captain Fei Jun, Navy Colonel Yuan, political commissar.
Commander of special operations: Major Xie Zengling, Navy.
Three warships * * * have more than 880 officers and men, including some navy special warfare players.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army naval escort formation set sail on the afternoon of February 26th, 2008. Sanya in winter is sunny and warm as spring. Military music played loudly in the military port, and steel warships lined up neatly. On the long dock, officers and men in new military uniforms waved goodbye to their hearts' content.
"goodbye! We are waiting for your triumph! " "Comrades, please rest assured, please rest assured the motherland and people! We must live up to our mission, live up to our trust and resolutely complete the escort mission! " The officers and men of the formation stood on the deck and solemnly saluted the motherland.
Wu Shengli, member of the Central Military Commission and commander of the navy, attended the farewell ceremony and delivered a speech.
Wu Shengli said that the naval fleet carrying out this escort mission is the first time that China has used military force to go overseas to safeguard its national strategic interests; For the first time, our army organized maritime combat forces to fulfill international humanitarian obligations overseas; It is the first time for our navy to protect the safety of important transportation lines in the open sea.
After the formation commander asked for instructions, Wu Shengli, commander of the navy, ordered to set sail. 13: 45, an escort formation consisting of guided missile destroyers Wuhan, Haikou and Weishan Lake, as well as two ship-borne helicopters and dozens of special warfare players, led by Major General Du Chen Jing, commander of the fleet and chief of staff of the South China Sea Fleet, slowly left the dock and embarked on a new journey to the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters to carry out escort missions. The formation will pass through Xisha and Nansha, Singapore Strait and Malacca Strait, cross the Indian Ocean and reach the mission sea area, with a total voyage of more than 4,400 nautical miles. It is estimated that the formation will arrive at the mission sea area in 10 days.
In recent years, pirates in the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters have become increasingly rampant, and the number of crimes has increased year by year. From the beginning of this year to June 5438+065438+ 10, more than 40 ships were hijacked by Somali pirates, involving more than 600 crew members. At present, there are still more than 20 ships and nearly 300 crew members detained by pirates. Before this year 1 1 month, China had 1265 sub-merchant ships passing through this route, and 20% of them were attacked by pirates. Frequent pirate attacks in this sea area seriously endanger the safety of ships and personnel passing by and pose a major threat to China's national interests. In response to the piracy problem in the Gulf of Aden and the Somali waters, the UN Security Council has successively adopted four resolutions, calling on and authorizing all countries in the world to crack down on piracy in the Gulf of Aden.
Our naval fleet's escort mission to the Gulf of Aden and the Somali waters is an action taken in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council, and it is a measure for me to fulfill my international obligations and safeguard international and regional peace and security. The main task of the formation is to protect the safety of China ships and personnel passing through the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters, and to protect the safety of ships carrying humanitarian supplies by international organizations such as the World Food Programme. Escort operations will take the form of accompanying escort, regional escort and ship escort, not on shore.
The three ships participating in this escort mission are all modern warships designed and manufactured by China, which have the ability to carry out ocean-going non-war military missions for a long time.
Relevant leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Transport, the Fourth Headquarters of the People's Liberation Army and the Navy attended the farewell ceremony that day. [Edit this paragraph] Memorabilia of China Naval Escort Formation On the afternoon of February 26th, 2008 13: 45, a naval fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army set sail from Sanya, Hainan, and went to the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters to carry out escort missions. The escort formation consists of guided missile destroyers "Wuhan", "Haikou", integrated supply ship "Weishan Lake", two ship-borne helicopters and some special warfare players, with more than 800 officers and men.
On February 28th, 2008, after a two-day and two-night voyage, the escort formation left the South China Sea and embarked on a journey across the Straits of Malacca to the ocean. At 9: 30am on the same day, officers and men of the formation held an oath ceremony of "going to the sea" in the waters near Zengmu shoal at the southernmost tip of China.
On the morning of February 29th, 2008, the guided missile destroyers Wuhan, Haikou and Weishan Lake successively sailed into the Singapore Strait. In the morning 10, the escort formation sailed into the Malacca Strait.
On the afternoon of June 30, 2008, 65438+February 30, 2008, the escort formation entered the Indian Ocean through the Straits of Malacca, successfully completing the first comprehensive replenishment at sea.
On June 65438+1 October1day, 2009, all the officers and men of the escort formation and the crew on board ushered in the New Year's Day of 2009 in the Indian Ocean. At this time, the time difference between the ship and Beijing time is about three hours. Hold a flag-raising ceremony on the "Haikou" ship to welcome the New Year and contribute to the ocean.
On the evening of June 5438+1October 2, 2009, the escort formation has sailed into the Arabian Sea, and the ship was adjusted for the third time, three hours later than Beijing time.
On June 6th, 2009, at 65438, after ten days and ten nights' voyage, China naval fleet went to the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters to carry out escort mission. They arrived in the mission area in the early morning of June 1 local time in the Gulf of Aden and officially started to escort.
On June 5438+1October 8, 2009, Hebei Tengfei and Guanyin, escorted by guided missile destroyer Haikou, left the pirate threat zone and arrived at the entrance of Mande Strait between the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. At this point, the China naval escort formation successfully completed its first escort mission.
At 6: 00 on June 65438+1October 12, 2009, the China naval escort formation escorted four ships, including the merchant ship Yushan of Taiwan Province Province, which was the second escort operation since the China naval escort formation arrived in the Gulf of Aden.