Chinese ship Zheng He

*Zheng He*
	Zheng He (foreground) at Visakhapatnam, India, in 2014
History
China
Name	Zheng He
Namesake	Zheng He
Builder	Qiuxing, Shanghai
Launched	12 July 1986
Commissioned	27 April 1987
In service	1987-Present
Identification	Hull number: 81
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Training ship
Displacement	5558 tons (full)
Length	130 m (430 ft)
Beam	16 m (52 ft)
Draft	4.8 m (16 ft)
Propulsion	2 SEMT-Pielstick 6PC2-5L diesels, 2 shafts, 6.73 MW
Speed	15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 kn
Complement	170; Instructors: 30; Cadets: 200;
Armament	2 twin 57 mm; 2 twin 30 mm guns; 2 FQF 2500 12-tubed ASW mortars;

Zheng He is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy training ship. Its NATO reporting name is Daxin. The ship is a Naval Academy unit based with the North Sea Fleet.^[2]

Zheng He was the first domestically designed and built oceangoing training ship.^[1] Its visit to Pearl Harbor in 1989 was the PLA's first port visit to the United States since 1949.^[3]

The ship circumnavigated Earth between April to September 2012.^[4] When the ship left Dalian on 17 April, it was expected to be the first such voyage by a lone Chinese training vessel.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Zhang, Xiaomin (17 April 2012). "Naval training ship going round the globe". China.org.cn. China Daily. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Saunders, Stephan, ed. (2015). Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. Jane's Information Group. p. 159. ISBN 978-0710631435.
^ Deng, Linda (13 October 2015). "PLA navy ship arrives in Pearl Harbor". China Daily. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
^ Allen, Kenneth; Clemens, Morgan (August 2014). "The Recruitment, Education, and Training of PLA Navy Personnel". CSMI Red Book. 12. United States Naval War College: 7. ISBN 978-1-935352-30-3. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

[cd_zhang-1] Zhang, Xiaomin (17 April 2012). "Naval training ship going round the globe". China.org.cn. China Daily. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

[jfs_2015_p159-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Saunders, Stephan, ed. (2015). Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. Jane's Information Group. p. 159. ISBN 978-0710631435.

[cd_deng-3] Deng, Linda (13 October 2015). "PLA navy ship arrives in Pearl Harbor". China Daily. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

[csmi_rb_-4] Allen, Kenneth; Clemens, Morgan (August 2014). "The Recruitment, Education, and Training of PLA Navy Personnel". CSMI Red Book. 12. United States Naval War College: 7. ISBN 978-1-935352-30-3. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

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History
Zheng He (foreground) at Visakhapatnam, India, in 2014
China
Name	Zheng He
Namesake	Zheng He^[1]
Builder	Qiuxing, Shanghai^[2]
Launched	12 July 1986^[2]
Commissioned	27 April 1987^[2]
In service	1987-Present
Identification	Hull number: 81^[2]
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Training ship
Displacement	5558 tons (full)^[2]
Length	130 m (430 ft)^[2]
Beam	16 m (52 ft)^[2]
Draft	4.8 m (16 ft)^[2]
Propulsion	2 SEMT-Pielstick 6PC2-5L diesels, 2 shafts, 6.73 MW^[2]
Speed	15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)^[2]
Range	5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 kn^[2]
Complement	170^[2] Instructors: 30^[2] Cadets: 200^[2]
Armament	2 twin 57 mm^[2] 2 twin 30 mm guns^[2] 2 FQF 2500 12-tubed ASW mortars^[2]