''Dongguan'' (560) is a
Type 053H1G (Jianghu-V)
frigate
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of the
People's Liberation Army Navy
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.
The frigate is based at
Mischief Reef, 76 nautical miles from
Half Moon Shoal,
Spratly Islands in
South China Sea.
On 25 February 2011 she was involved in a confrontation in
Jackson Atoll
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with three fishing boats from the Philippines.
She ran aground on Half Moon Shoal on 11 July 2012.
See also
*
Spratly Islands dispute
References
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Frigates of the People's Liberation Army Navy