Photographs circulating on Chinese social media indicate that a Type 052D (Luyang Ⅲ-class) destroyer (pennant number 119) and a Type 054A (Jiangkai Ⅱ-class) frigate (pennant number 542) were commissioned in late February. Accompanying comments said the ships were named Guiyang and Zaozhuang respectively, adding that the vessels entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN's) North Sea Fleet on 22 February. Guiyang - the eighth Type 052D to be launched overall - was the first to be built by the Dalian Shipbuilding International Company (DSIC). The vessel first entered the water in November 2015.
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