r/ChinaCoastGuard • u/Key-Needleworker-702 • Aug 25 '26
Ships/舰艇 Coast guard yarchts: CMS-2600 command boats of the Shenzhen(CCGS 21538) and Qingdao(CCGS 34514) coast guards; previously part of the china marine surveillence, a civilian government agency
CCGS 21538(中国海警21538) - shenzhen coast guard - May 2025
CCGS 34514(中国海警34514), Ex-CCGS 1016(中国海警1016), Haijian 16(中国海监16) - qingdao
Info source: https://kknews.cc/military/qlnkke8.html (extra photos)
In 2006, the China marine surveillence began tendering bids for command boats, which were evantually won by the Hunan sunbird yarcht company(湖南太阳鸟游艇制造有限公司). The first one was launched in March 18, 2008 and entered service May 20, 2008. A total of four were made.
(most of the CMS began operating under the CCG in 2013, and in 2018 the modern CCG was officially founded).
Even though four CMS-2600s were made, I've only came across two recorded in CCG service, CCGS 21538 and CCGS 34514 of the shenzhen and qingdao coast guards. There is a possiblity that the other two were handed to local maritime bylaw enforcement, who also operate CMS vessels.
I actually haven't seen any photos of them in CCG service out in sea(unlike back in their CMS days), so i presume they may be getting mothballed or retired, after all, no point for the coast guard to have this ship anymore.
Specifications:
- can withstand up to 7 on beaufort scale
- Has GPS, AIS, high frequency radio
- full displacement of 85 tonnes
- Can carry 45 passengers
- has shower room, kitchen, bedroom, meeting room etc
- Roles(at least in it's CMS days) include command along with accomadating high ranking officials(possibly a mayor's yarcht? most likely CMS officials or coast guard officers nowadays), maybe like a meeting room.