护卫舰是当今世界上数量最多的舰种,以其用途广、火力猛、机动性好,被誉为“海上尖刀”。中国的第一支护卫舰部队诞生于1949年11月,由当时渡江战役后接收和征用的一些陈旧舰艇起家,在战斗中不断发展壮大。60年代初期设计建造了第一批国产的火炮护卫舰,70年代初期改造和研制成功了国产的导弹护卫舰,到80年代中期又拥有了第一批国产全封闭式新型导弹护卫舰,到1995年3月最后一艘国产火炮护卫舰——“南充”舰正式退役为止,中国海军护卫舰的作战使命已经全部由国产化、现代化的导弹舰艇担负。几十年来护卫舰部队在巡逻执勤、护渔护航、海上抢险以及解放一江山岛,抗击越南入侵南沙等保卫海洋国土的历次海战中,屡立功勋。近几年在接待外军来访,和编队出访中也起到了重要的“窗口”作用,在国际海军中树立了良好形象,展示了新中国人民海军的风采。 Frigate is the world’s largest ship, with its wide range of uses, fierce fire, good mobility, known as the “sea knife.” China’s first frigate force was born in November 1949 and was started by some of the old ships that were received and requisitioned after the Battle of Duijiang at that time and continued to grow and develop in combat. In the early 1960s, the first batch of domestically produced artillery frigates was designed and built. In the early 1970s, the domestically manufactured missile frigate was transformed and developed. By the mid-1980s, the first batch of domestically produced fully enclosed new-type missile frigates was owned by the mid-1980s. By March 1995 The last Chinese-made artillery frigate - “Nanchong ” ship officially retired so far, the Chinese naval frigate’s operational mission has all been made by the localization of modern missile ship. For decades, the frigate units have made many contributions in the past naval battles such as patrolling on duty, protecting fishing and escorting ships, naval rescue at sea, liberating a river and island, and fighting Vietnam’s invasion of Nansha. In recent years, it has also played an important “window” role in the reception of foreign troops and formation visits. It has set a good image in the international naval force and demonstrated the demeanor of the People’s Navy in New China.