A frigate was commissioned for the South China Sea fleet of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Friday, the China News Service has reported.
据新华社报道，周五，一护卫舰入列人民解放军（PLA）海军南海舰队。
The frigate Yueyang is capable of long-range surveillance, as well as air defense and anti-submarine operations, according to the report.
这艘岳阳舰擅长远程警戒、防空和反潜作战。
At a ceremony held in Sanya, a port city in south China's Hainan Province, Jiang Weilie, commander of the South China Sea fleet, endorsed a PLA flag and naming certificate for the naval unit that received the frigate.
在中国海南省港口城市三亚举行的仪式上，南海舰队指挥官蒋伟烈为接收了岳阳舰的海军单位授PLA旗，颁发命名证明。
