China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned a new 4,000-tonne hospital ship on 30 November for service in the South China Sea, state-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported the following day.

Nanyi 13 , the PLAN’s latest hospital ship, was commissioned on 30 November. It is the second ship of what the ONI has referred to as the Anshen class. (CCTV)

Named Nanyi 13 , it is one of two vessels of a new class built at the Rongcheng Shidao shipyard near Weihai on the Yellow Sea coast. Nanyi 12 was launched in November 2017 and Nanyi 13 in March 2018.

Although no announcement has been made about Nanyi 12 , it seems likely that, if this has not already entered service, it will do so very soon. In October 2019, a US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) publication referred to these ships as the Anshen class.

China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned a new 4,000-tonne hospital ship on 30 November for service in the South China Sea, state-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported the following day.

Nanyi 13 , the PLAN’s latest hospital ship, was commissioned on 30 November. It is the second ship of what the ONI has referred to as the Anshen class. (CCTV)

Named Nanyi 13 , it is one of two vessels of a new class built at the Rongcheng Shidao shipyard near Weihai on the Yellow Sea coast. Nanyi 12 was launched in November 2017 and Nanyi 13 in March 2018.

Although no announcement has been made about Nanyi 12 , it seems likely that, if this has not already entered service, it will do so very soon. In October 2019, a US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) publication referred to these ships as the Anshen class.

China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned a new 4,000-tonne hospital ship on 30 November for service in the South China Sea, state-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported the following day.

Nanyi 13 , the PLAN’s latest hospital ship, was commissioned on 30 November. It is the second ship of what the ONI has referred to as the Anshen class. (CCTV)

Named Nanyi 13 , it is one of two vessels of a new class built at the Rongcheng Shidao shipyard near Weihai on the Yellow Sea coast. Nanyi 12 was launched in November 2017 and Nanyi 13 in March 2018.

Although no announcement has been made about Nanyi 12 , it seems likely that, if this has not already entered service, it will do so very soon. In October 2019, a US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) publication referred to these ships as the Anshen class.

China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned a new 4,000-tonne hospital ship on 30 November for service in the South China Sea, state-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported the following day.

Nanyi 13 , the PLAN’s latest hospital ship, was commissioned on 30 November. It is the second ship of what the ONI has referred to as the Anshen class. (CCTV)

Named Nanyi 13 , it is one of two vessels of a new class built at the Rongcheng Shidao shipyard near Weihai on the Yellow Sea coast. Nanyi 12 was launched in November 2017 and Nanyi 13 in March 2018.

Although no announcement has been made about Nanyi 12 , it seems likely that, if this has not already entered service, it will do so very soon. In October 2019, a US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) publication referred to these ships as the Anshen class.

China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned a new 4,000-tonne hospital ship on 30 November for service in the South China Sea, state-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported the following day.

Nanyi 13 , the PLAN’s latest hospital ship, was commissioned on 30 November. It is the second ship of what the ONI has referred to as the Anshen class. (CCTV)

Named Nanyi 13 , it is one of two vessels of a new class built at the Rongcheng Shidao shipyard near Weihai on the Yellow Sea coast. Nanyi 12 was launched in November 2017 and Nanyi 13 in March 2018.

Although no announcement has been made about Nanyi 12 , it seems likely that, if this has not already entered service, it will do so very soon. In October 2019, a US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) publication referred to these ships as the Anshen class.

China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned a new 4,000-tonne hospital ship on 30 November for service in the South China Sea, state-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported the following day.

Nanyi 13 , the PLAN’s latest hospital ship, was commissioned on 30 November. It is the second ship of what the ONI has referred to as the Anshen class. (CCTV)

Named Nanyi 13 , it is one of two vessels of a new class built at the Rongcheng Shidao shipyard near Weihai on the Yellow Sea coast. Nanyi 12 was launched in November 2017 and Nanyi 13 in March 2018.

Although no announcement has been made about Nanyi 12 , it seems likely that, if this has not already entered service, it will do so very soon. In October 2019, a US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) publication referred to these ships as the Anshen class.