The Haixun-class cutter (Type 718 cutter) is a single-ship class of cutter used by the

China Coast Guard The China Coast Guard (CCG) () is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the People's Armed Police (PAP) of China. The Coast Guard is an armed gendarmerie force (of corps grade), and its cutters are ...

. A single ship, Huyu (1105), formerly known as Pudong (31101)https://www.andrewerickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Chinas-Maritime-Gray-Zone-Operations_Volume_CHINESE-TRADITIONAL-TRANSLATION_Chapter_Erickson-Hickey-Holst.pdfhttps://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23460732/2022_plan_recognition_poster_unclassified.pdf, office of naval intelligence, retrieved 26/2/2025 and also known as Haijing 1105 due to its pennant number or Haijing 31101 due to its former pennant number, was launched in 2006 and was part of the Chinese Coast Guard Shanghai Detachment. She is currently part of the 1st Bureau of the China Coast Guard and is stationed in Shanghai.

Design

The ''Pudong'' has a displacement of 1617.5 tonnes, a length of 92.59 meters and a beam of 12 meters. It is equipped with a 37mm cannon, two machine guns and water cannons. It has a Helipad. It is used to perform roles such as border patrol and interdiction of smugglers and illegal migrants.

History

The Huyu was commissioned as Haijing 1001 () in 2008 as part of the Shanghai Squadron, which was under the dual control of the Ministry of Public Security and the People's Armed Police. In March 2013, the Border Defense Corps Coast Guard was merged into the China Coast Guard, and Haijing 1001 was renamed to Pudong (31101). She was renamed to Huyu(1105) after the China Coast Guard had pennant number reforms while being handed to the

People's Armed Police ) , abbreviation = PAP ("People's Armed Police") CAPF ("Chinese Armed Police Force"), formerly abbreviated''Wujing'' ( zh , s = 武警 , p = Wǔjǐng , l = Armed Police , labels = no ), or WJ as on vehicle license plates , patch ...

in 2018. On 8 October 2016 ''Pudong'' patrolled near the

Diaoyu islands The Senkaku Islands, known as the Diaoyu Islands in China and the Tiaoyutai Islands in Taiwan, are a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, administered by Japan. They were historically known in the Western world as the Pinnacle ...

. On 26 April 2021, ''Huyu'' intercepted two boats smuggling cigarettes. It was deployed during the Joint Sword-2024B exercises during October 2024.

References

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