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Guangzhou Huangpu Shipbuilding

Guangzhou Huangpu Shipbuilding identifies the Guangzhou Huangpu shipbuilding lineage now associated with CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding, a China State Shipbuilding Corporation yard group in Guangzhou. Public shipyard, maritime, and vessel sources connect this industrial base with naval surface combatants, official-service ships, rescue vessels, special engineering ships, offshore work vessels, dredgers, and commercial feeder-container construction.

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The Guangzhou Huangpu yard lineage is part of the southern Chinese shipbuilding base around Guangzhou. Lloyd's Register lists the modern CSSC Huangpu Wenchong yard group under China State Shipbuilding Corporation, with predecessor roots dated to 1851 and 1955 and a 2013 merger. A company brief describes Huangpu Wenchong as a large CSSC military shipbuilding enterprise formed from Guangzhou CSSC Huangpu Shipbuilding and Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard, with Changzhou, Wenchong, and Longxue production areas in Guangzhou.

Open sources show the yard's defense relevance through both combatant and official-service vessel production. USNI Proceedings identifies CSSC Huangpu Wenchong as one of the four Chinese shipyards that built the Type 056 / Type 056A Jiangdao-class corvette family. Vessel-specific sources also attribute the long-range search-and-rescue ship Donghai Jiu 113 to Huangpu Shipbuilding in Guangzhou, with delivery in 2009 for China's Ministry of Transport rescue system.

naval surface combatant constructionofficial-service and rescue vesselsspecial engineering and offshore work vesselsdredgers and feeder container shipsship repair and shipyard production services

Notable Systems

Type 056 / Type 056A Jiangdao-class corvette, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy corvette and anti-submarine-warfare corvette family, Naval Systems

Type 056 / Type 056A Jiangdao-class corvette

Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy corvette and anti-submarine-warfare corvette family

Chinese littoral corvette and anti-submarine-warfare corvette family; USNI Proceedings identifies CSSC Huangpu Wenchong among the four shipyards that built the class.

Sources: USNI Proceedings Jiangdao-class overview
Donghai Jiu 113, Search and rescue vessel, Naval Systems

Donghai Jiu 113

Search and rescue vessel

Ministry of Transport East China Sea Rescue Bureau long-range search-and-rescue vessel; Taiwan Coast Guard technical material and vessel references identify Huangpu Shipbuilding in Guangzhou as the shipbuilder.

Sources: Taiwan Coast Guard Quarterly: Donghai Jiu 113 visit, BalticShipping Dong Hai Jiu 113 vessel details

Manufacturer History

  1. Huangpu yard lineage begins

    Lloyd's Register and later Chinese reporting trace one side of the Guangzhou Huangpu Wenchong lineage to an 1851 shipyard predecessor on Changzhou Island in Guangzhou.

    Sources: Lloyd's Register shipyard profile, 21st Century Business Herald headquarters report

  2. Wenchong shipyard lineage starts

    Lloyd's Register lists the Wenchong side of the later merged yard group as beginning in 1955, initially as a ship repair facility that later expanded into newbuild work.

    Sources: Lloyd's Register shipyard profile

  3. Donghai Jiu 113 delivered

    Taiwan Coast Guard technical material and Chinese reporting place Donghai Jiu 113's delivery in January 2009, preserving a Guangzhou Huangpu construction attribution for the rescue vessel.

    Sources: Taiwan Coast Guard Quarterly: Donghai Jiu 113 visit

  4. Huangpu and Wenchong merger listed

    Lloyd's Register lists the modern CSSC Huangpu Wenchong yard group as a 2013 merger, matching Chinese company material that describes it as formed from Guangzhou CSSC Huangpu Shipbuilding and Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard.

    Sources: Lloyd's Register shipyard profile, China University of Petroleum company brief

  5. Jiangdao production run complete

    USNI Proceedings describes the Type 056 / Type 056A Jiangdao-class corvette as a 72-ship PLAN production run built by four yards, including CSSC Huangpu Wenchong, with production ending in 2021.

    Sources: USNI Proceedings Jiangdao-class overview

  6. Headquarters functions move to Nansha Longxue

    Chinese financial reporting said Huangpu Wenchong moved its headquarters decision center and functional departments from Huangpu Changzhou to the Longxue site in Guangzhou's Nansha District while keeping Changzhou production operations in place.

    Sources: 21st Century Business Herald headquarters report

Predecessors
Guangzhou CSSC Huangpu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard Co., Ltd.
Successors
CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Website links
CSSC Huangpu Wenchong websiteLloyd's Register shipyard profileCSSC report on Huangpu Wenchong headquarters moveUSNI Proceedings Jiangdao-class overview

Public English sources use overlapping names for the Guangzhou Huangpu lineage, including Guangzhou Huangpu Shipbuilding, Huangpu Shipbuilding in Guangzhou, Huangpu Shipyard, and CSSC Huangpu Wenchong.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Lloyd's Register shipyard profilePublisher: Lloyd's Register | Note: Supports the Guangzhou/CSSC affiliation, 1851 and 1955 predecessor dates, 2013 merger, three-site area, shipyard facilities, Wenchong background, and commercial vessel production focus. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • China University of Petroleum company briefPublisher: China University of Petroleum career center | Note: Supports Huangpu Wenchong as a large CSSC military shipbuilding enterprise formed from Guangzhou CSSC Huangpu Shipbuilding and Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard, its Changzhou, Wenchong, and Longxue sites, and its military ships, official vessels, rescue ships, offshore engineering, dredger, and feeder-container work. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • USNI Proceedings Jiangdao-class overviewPublisher: U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings | Note: Supports Type 056 / Type 056A Jiangdao-class corvette production by four Chinese shipyards including CSSC Huangpu Wenchong, the 72-ship PLAN production total, production ending in 2021, and the class's general mission and variant context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Taiwan Coast Guard Quarterly: Donghai Jiu 113 visitPublisher: Taiwan Coast Guard Administration | Note: Supports Donghai Jiu 113's Guangzhou Huangpu construction attribution, 18 January 2009 delivery, rescue-vessel role, major dimensions, displacement, propulsion, towing force, firefighting capacity, helicopter-deck fit, and rescue capacity. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • BalticShipping Dong Hai Jiu 113 vessel detailsPublisher: BalticShipping.com | Note: Supports Dong Hai Jiu 113 vessel identity, IMO number, 2009 build year, China flag, and Huangpu Shipbuilding in Guangzhou construction attribution. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • 21st Century Business Herald headquarters reportPublisher: 21st Century Business Herald | Note: Supports the January 2025 move of Huangpu Wenchong headquarters functions from Guangzhou Huangpu Changzhou to Nansha Longxue, the Longxue site address context, 2024 Longxue production output, order backlog, and 1851 predecessor history. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Naval Systems

Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.

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Type 056 / Type 056A Jiangdao-class corvette, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy corvette and anti-submarine-warfare corvette family, Naval SystemsSouth China Sea DisputesType 056 / Type 056A Jiangdao-class corvetteChinese People's Liberation Army Navy corvette and anti-submarine-warfare corvette familyBuilt in: People's Republic of ChinaThe Type 056 / Type 056A Jiangdao-class corvette is a Chinese corvette family built in large numbers for littoral patrol, escort, surface warfare, and coastal anti-submarine work. The baseline Type 056 carried a 76 mm gun, YJ-83 anti-ship missiles, point-defense missiles, and torpedo tubes, while the Type 056A added towed-array and variable-depth sonar; the class has also appeared in South China Sea dispute patrol incidents.
Donghai Jiu 113, Search and rescue vessel, Naval Systems2015 Various ConflictsDonghai Jiu 113Search and rescue vesselBuilt in: ChinaDonghai Jiu 113 is a Chinese East China Sea Rescue Bureau search-and-rescue vessel built by Guangzhou Huangpu Shipbuilding in 2009. Sources describe the roughly 99-meter ship as a long-range rescue, towing, salvage, firefighting, and pollution-response platform with a helicopter deck, 10,000- to 15,000-nautical-mile reported range, and more than 100 tonnes of towing force; official Chinese and Taiwanese reporting later placed it in the June 2026 east-of-Taiwan maritime law-enforcement operation.