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History
PRC
NameBrave the Wave
Builder Guangzhou Shipyard
Laid down2016
Christened2017
Completed2017
Commissioned2017
In service2017
Identification
General characteristics
Class and typeBrave the Wave
TypeType 2630
Displacement1,200 long tons (1,200 t)
Length85 m (278 ft 10 in)
Beam11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Propulsionsail & diesel
Speed18 kt
Complement25 + 50 cadets
Electronic warfare
& decoys
None
ArmamentUnarmed
ArmourNone
Aircraft carriedNone
Aviation facilitiesNone

“Brave the Wave” (Po Lang, 破浪) sail training ship is a Type 2630 tall ship, a Chinese auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Type 2630 full-rigged ship is named after the total area of its sails, which is 2630 square meters, [1] [2] [3] [5] and this full-rigged ship is designed by Damen Group, then modified by the builder Guangzhou Shipyard International to meet PLAN requirement, [2] [3] [4] such as converting the kitchen and larder/ pantry for cooking Chinese food. It has a sister ship Royal Navy of Oman Shabab Oman II. [6] The ship is 85 meter long, beam of 11 meter, displaces over 1200 tons, capable of 18 kts. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Launched in 2017 and entered Chinese service in the same year, [1] Type 2630 only requires 25 crew to operate, [2] and can accommodate an additional 50 naval cadets onboard. [1] [3] [5]

Type Class Pennant # Commissioned Status Fleet
Type 2630 Brave the Wave 86 2017 Active Dalian Naval Academy

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Type 2630 AXS" (in Simplified Chinese). April 9, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Type 2630 sail training ship" (in Simplified Chinese). December 30, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Type 2630 training ship" (in Simplified Chinese). June 24, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Type 2630 training ship of Chinese navy" (in Simplified Chinese). July 14, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Chinese Type 2630 training ship" (in Simplified Chinese). February 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "China baut Segelschulschiff" (PDF) (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2022-04-28.