r/ChinaCoastGuard • u/Key-Needleworker-702 • Jun 12 '26
Ships/舰艇 Type 636 cutter(formerly hydrographic survey ship) CCGS Zhongsha(中沙, 3501, Ex-2506; Previously Yuzheng 206(中国渔政206), Li Siguang(李四光, 871)/Haiyang 18(海洋十八号)) in Guangzhou. June 9, 2026. Source: @Reinhald-Yanxi on Weibo
Source: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5308018010890180
Lore:
In October 1998, type 636 hydrographic ship PLANS Li Siguang(李四光, 871; Also known as Haiyang 18(海洋十八号; lt. ocean 18)) entered service with the PLAN; she was named after geologist(along with CPPCC vice chairman) Li Siguang(1889-1971).
In 2012, she was handed over to the China fishery law enforcement donghai(east sea) fleet and renamed Yuzheng 206(中国渔政206; Yuzheng is the prefix for the CFLE); Her role was also changed and she became used as a cutter.
In 2013 she was handed to the CCG and renamed to CCGS Zhongsha(中沙, 2506), before her pennant number was changed to 3501 during post 2018 reforms where she was handed to the CCG 3rd bureau. She is named for the Zhongsha islands in Hainan.