Type 081 mine countermeasure vessel with NATO reporting name Wochi class is a Chinese minesweeper/mine hunter currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). A development is designated as Type 081A.
Type 081[]
Type 081 was built by Qiuxin (求新) Shipyard of Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. The first ship was launched in 2006 and entered service in 2007. Specification:[1]
- Length (m): 65
- Armament: 1 Type 76 twin 37 mm gun
| Type | Pennant # | Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Status | Fleet |
| 081 | 805 | Zhangjiagang | Jiangnan Shipyard | 2006 | March 5, 2007 | Active | East China Sea |
| 081 | 810 | Jingjiang | ― | ― | ― | Active | PLAN |
| 081 | 839 | Liuyang | ― | ― | ― | Active | PLAN |
| 081 | 840 | Luxi | ― | ― | ― | Active | PLAN |
Type 081A[]
Originally only known as the second batch of Type 081, it was revealed that this new minesweeper was designated as Type 081A,[2] and it is a development of earlier Type 081. Type 081A is designed by the 708th Institute. A total of five have entered service with PLAN by mid-2014. Specification:[3]
- Displacement (t): 1200
- Armament: one single 30 mm gun
| Type | Name | Pennant # | Launched | Commissioned | Status | Fleet |
| 081A | 841 | Xiaoyi | Oct 2010 | Feb 24, 2012 | Active | South Sea Fleet |
| 081A | 842 | Taishan | ― | Aug 6, 2012 | Active | PLAN |
| 081A | 843 | Changshu | May 2012 | May 13, 2013 | Active | South Sea Fleet |
| 081A | 844 | Heshan | Sept 2012 | Oct 10, 2013 | Active | PLAN |
| 081A | 845 | Qingzhou | ― | Jan 26, 2014 | Active | PLAN |
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