Mine Warfare Vessels
The Chinese coastal and littoral waters are ideal for minefields and when the naval doctrine emphasized on coastal defense, this proved to be an advantage for the Chinese defenders. However, when the naval doctrine is shifted from coastal defense to venturing into blue water operations, the People's Liberation Army Navy suddenly found itself in serious deficit of mine countermeasure vessels and this situation is unlikely to change in the near future despite the Chinese effort to catch up.
- Wolei-class minelayer (Type 918) - 1 in active service.
- Wozang-class minehunter (Type 082II) - 2 in active service.
- Wosao-class minesweeper (Type 082) - 6 in active service.
- Wochi-class minehunter (Type 081) - 8 in active service.
- Lianyun-class minesweeper - 50 in active service.
- Type 010 class minesweeper - 40 in reserve.
- Type 312 minesweeper drones - Unknown number in service.
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