'Weihai' ship commissioned to North China Sea Fleet

A commissioning, naming and flag-presenting ceremony of the new-type light guided missile frigate "Weihai" of the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLAN) was held at 10:45am of March 15, 2014 at a naval port in a base under the North China Sea Fleet of the PLAN, marking that the "Weihai" ship is officially commissioned to the North China Sea Fleet of the PLAN.

The "Weihai" ship (hull number 590) is a new-generation light guided missile frigate independently developed by China. It has a length of 89 meters, a beam of 11 meters and a full-load displacement of over 1,500 tons. It is equipped with various types of weapons and has good stealth performance.

After handing over to a base under the North China Sea Fleet of the PLAN, the "Weihai" ship is mainly responsible for such missions as patrol, alert, fishery protection, escort, anti-submarine and anti-ship operations and so forth.