“Brave the Wave” (Po Lang, 破浪) sail training ship is a Type 2630 tall ship, a Chinese auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).[1][2][3][4][5] Type 2630 full-rigged ship is named after the total area of its sails, which is 2630 square meters,[1][2][3][5] and this full-rigged ship is designed by Damen Group, then modified by the builder Guangzhou Shipyard International to meet PLAN requirement,[2][3][4] such as converting the kitchen and larder/pantry for cooking Chinese food. It has a sister ship Royal Navy of Oman Shabab Oman II.[6] The ship is 85 meter long, beam of 11 meter, displaces over 1200 tons, capable of 18 kts.[1][2][3][4][5] Launched in 2017 and entered Chinese service in the same year,[1] Type 2630 only requires 25 crew to operate,[2] and can accommodate an additional 50 naval cadets onboard.[1][3][5]

Type Class Pennant # Commissioned Status Fleet
Type 2630 Brave the Wave 86 2017 Active Dalian Naval Academy

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Type 2630 AXS" (in Simplified Chinese). April 9, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Type 2630 sail training ship" (in Simplified Chinese). December 30, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Type 2630 training ship" (in Simplified Chinese). June 24, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Type 2630 training ship of Chinese navy" (in Simplified Chinese). July 14, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Chinese Type 2630 training ship" (in Simplified Chinese). February 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "China baut Segelschulschiff" (PDF) (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2022-04-28.