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Xiang Yang Hong
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Xiang Yang Hong (Chinese: 向阳红; lit. 'Facing the Red Sun'[1]) are a class of Chinese oceanographic survey and research ships. These were among China's first ocean survey vessels.[1]
Fleet list
- Xiang Yang Hong 01[2][3]
- Xiang Yang Hong 03 — built 2016
- Xiang Yang Hong 05
- Xiang Yang Hong 06
- Xiang Yang Hong 09 — built 1978
- Xiang Yang Hong 10
- Xiang Yang Hong 14 — Type 645 oceanographic research ship
- Xiang Yang Hong 16 —
- Xiang Yang Hong 21 — Type 813 spy ship
Xiang Yang Hong 01
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Xiang Yang Hong 09
The Xiang Yang Hong 09 was the first Chinese ship to take part in distant-water research in the 1970s. 2006 onwards the ship successfully supported submersibles, including supporting the domestic record dive in Mariana Trench.[1]
In popular culture
The second book of Ian Douglas's Star Carrier contained a reference to a Chinese ship named Xiang Yang Hong which had used nuclear warheads to alter the course of an asteroid.[4]
References
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