Area air defense ships with their penant, name and commission date.170 Lanzhou - Sep 1, 2005
171 Haikou - Dec 1, 2005
150 Changchun - Jan 31, 2013
151 Zhengzhou - Dec 26, 2013
152 Jinan - Jun 1, 2014
153 Xian - Dec 1, 2014
172 Kunming - Mar 21, 2014
173 Changsha - Aug 12, 2015
174 Hefei - Dec 12, 2015
175 Yinchuan - Jul 12, 2016
154 Xiamen - Jun 10, 2017
155 Nanjing - Apr 2, 2018
161 Hohhot - Jan 12, 2019
117 Xining - Jan 22, 2017
118 Urumqi - Jan ?, 2018
119 Guiyang - Feb 22, 2019
120 Chengdu - Sep 30, 2019
131 Taiyuan - Nov 29, 2018
101 Nanchang - Apr 23, 2019
Today Dec 26, the 23rd 052DG and the 6th 055 are launched at the Dalian shipyard.
For the record, earlier launches this year:
Feb 23 - the 17th 052DG was launched at Jiangnan.
Apr 16 - the 18th 052DG was launched at Jiangnan.
May 10 - the 19th and 20th 052DG were launched at Dalian.
Aug 28 - the 21th 052DG was launched at Jiangnan.
Sep 12 - the 5th 055 was launched at Jiangnan.
Sep 26 - the 22nd 052DG was launched at Jiangnan.
Ships launched before this year but not yet commissioned:
052D 121 Qiqiharer - Jun 26, 2017
052DG 132 Zibo - Jul 7, 2018
052DG 162 Huainan - Aug 15, 2018
16th 052DG - Dec 18, 2018
To oppose invasion of Imperialism, we must build a strong navy - Chairman Mao
Yep, today is also Chairman Mao's 126th birthday.
