As the PLAN integrates this vessel into its fleet and refines the design for mass production, the Luohe specifically stands as a symbol of China’s rise as a naval superpower.
HMS Sheffield is the fifth vessel of her kind, and will be one of eight of the world's most advanced frigates. The last vessel to carry the name of the City of Sheffield was a Type 42 missiles ...
China's first Type 054B frigate, the Luohe, makes a training debut in a maritime replenishment exercise in the Yellow Sea in March 2025. Photo: Screenshot from China Central Television After its ...
Birmingham is the first of the second batch of five frigates which will complete the ... The most recent Birmingham was a Type 42 destroyer which joined the Fleet in 1976. Unlike many of her ...