Haijian 15

History
People's Republic of China
Name	China Haijian 15 (CMS 15)
Owner	North China Sea Branch, State Oceanic Administration
Operator	1st Marine Surveillance Flotilla, North China Sea Fleet, China Marine Surveillance
Builder	Wuchang Shipbuilding
Laid down	July 2009
Launched	April 29, 2010
Commissioned	January 6, 2011
Homeport	Qingdao, Shandong
General characteristics
Displacement	1,740 metric tons (full load)
Length	88 meters
Beam	12 meters
Depth	5.6 meters
Propulsion	German MAK diesel engines X2 (1,717 kW X2= 3,400 kW)
Speed	18 knots (maximum)
Range	6,000 nm

Haijian 15 (Chinese: 中国海监 15) is a China Marine Surveillance (CMS) ship in the 1st Marine Surveillance Flotilla of its North China Sea Fleet. She is the first ship of the second building plan that includes seven new CMS ships. Haijian 15 was christened and commissioned on January 6, 2011 at her home port of Qingdao. Haijian 15 has been frequently conducting cruise operations in disputed waters around the Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Islands). In 2012 alone, Haijian 15 has been deployed to waters around the Senkaku Islands four times, for 103 days in total. She once sailed to a position that is 1.55 nm away from the main island, Senkaku Island, and personnel on board raised China's national flag to assert China's claim of sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands.