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1 Background  





2 Locations  





3 Platforms  



3.1  Vanguard Bank (Vietnamese: Bãi Tư Chính)  





3.2  Prince of Wales Bank (Vietnamese: Bãi Phúc Tn)  





3.3  Rifleman Bank (Vietnamese: Bãi Phúc Tn)  





3.4  Prince Consort Bank (Vietnamese: Bãi Phúc Nguyên)  





3.5  Alexandra Bank (Vietnamese: Bãi Huyn Trân)  





3.6  Grainger Bank (Vietnamese: Bãi Quế Đưng)  





3.7  Ca Mau Shoals (Vietnamese: Bãi Cà Mau)  







4 Summary  





5 See also  





6 References  





7 External links  














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Coordinates: 8°1513N 103°3946E / 8.2536236°N 103.6628723°E / 8.2536236; 103.6628723 (DK 1/10)
 

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DK1/15 - Prince Consort Bank

The DK1 platforms (Vietnamese: Nhà giàn DK1, lit.'DK1 rigs'), abbreviated from cụm Dịch vụ kinh tế - Khoa học kỹ thuật (lit.'the Scientific & Technological - Economic Service compounds'), are a collection of offshore platforms built by Vietnam in the southern continental shelf of the country in the South China Sea. The platforms are complex steel structures composed of logistics and living facilities, manned by Vietnam People's Navy personnel.[1]

Background[edit]

In response to the PRC's expansion into the South China Sea (SCS), in the mid 1980s, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam predicted the need for it to protect itself. This led to the planning of, and in 1989, establishment of, the first DK1 platform.[2]

Locations[edit]

(Vietnamese) installations in the southwest area of the Spratly Islands (2015)

DK1 platforms have been established in seven localities in the southwest of the Spratly Archipelago and on the south of Vietnam's continental shelf at:

Platforms[edit]

A total of 20 platforms[3] have been built on the continental shelf in waters of depth from 7m (DK1/3) to 25m (DK1/15), from 1989 to 1998. Currently (2015) there are a total of 15 platforms in use. Facilities include 8 helicopter pads, 4 lighthouses, and a meteorological observatory. There are 14 platforms in the Spratly Islands, and one (DK1/10) in Ca Mau Shoals off the southwest coast of Vietnam.

Vanguard Bank (Vietnamese: Bãi Tư Chính)[edit]

The current (2015) cluster has 3 platforms in use.

Prince of Wales Bank (Vietnamese: Bãi Phúc Tần)[edit]

The current (2015) cluster has 4 platforms in use.

Rifleman Bank (Vietnamese: Bãi Phúc Tần)[edit]

The current (2015) cluster has 3 platforms in use.

DK1/15

Prince Consort Bank (Vietnamese: Bãi Phúc Nguyên)[edit]

The current (2015) cluster has 1 platform in use.

Alexandra Bank (Vietnamese: Bãi Huyền Trân)[edit]

The current (2015) cluster has 1 platform in use.

Grainger Bank (Vietnamese: Bãi Quế Đường)[edit]

The current (2015) cluster has 2 platforms in use.

Ca Mau Shoals (Vietnamese: Bãi Cà Mau)[edit]

The current (2015) cluster has 1 platform in use.

Summary[edit]

platform Completed Locality Vicinity Notes
DK1/01 27 Jun 1989 Vanguard Bank Vanguard Bank Not in use
DK1/02 18 Aug 1993 Prince of Wales Bank Southwest Banks
DK1/03 15 Jun 1989 Prince of Wales Bank Southwest Banks Collapsed 4 Dec 1990
DK1/04 16 Jun 1989 Bombay Castle Rifleman Bank Collapsed 4 Dec 1990
DK1/05 2 Nov 1989 Vanguard Bank Vanguard Bank Not in use
DK1/06 10 Nov 1990 Prince Consort Bank Southwest Banks Collapsed 4 Dec 1990
DK1/06/2A 17 Apr 1995 Prince Consort Bank Southwest Banks Collapsed 13 Dec 1998
DK1/07 11 Nov 1991 Alexandra Bank Southwest Banks Includes a lighthouse and a meteorological observatory
DK1/08 4 Nov 1991 Grainger Bank Southwest Banks Includes a lighthouse
DK1/09 22 Aug 1993 Bombay Castle Rifleman Bank
DK1/10 1994 Ca Mau Shoals Ca Mau Shoals
DK1/11 5 May 1994 Vanguard Bank Vanguard Bank
DK1/12 8 Aug 1994 Vanguard Bank Vanguard Bank
DK1/14 20 Apr 1995 Vanguard Bank Vanguard Bank
DK1/15 Apr 1995 Prince Consort Bank Southwest Banks
DK1/16 20 Aug 1996 Prince of Wales Bank Southwest Banks
DK1/17 23 Aug 1996 Prince of Wales Bank Southwest Banks
DK1/18 13 Apr 1997 Prince of Wales Bank Southwest Banks Includes a lighthouse
DK1/19 10 Apr 1997 Grainger Bank Southwest Banks
DK1/20 13 Aug 1998 Bombay Castle Rifleman Bank
DK1/21 19 Aug 1998 Bombay Castle Rifleman Bank Includes a lighthouse

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "DK1 a live national sovereignty marker at sea". Vietnamnet. 26 Jul 2014.
  • ^ ""Magic eyes" on the East Sea". 5 Sep 2012. Retrieved 14 Apr 2015.
  • ^ 20 rigs - DK1/1-DK1/21, w/o DK1/13. DK1/6 was destroyed, rebuilt and destroyed again.
  • ^ "Photographs of DK1/4". hoangsa.org. Archived from the original on 2015-04-11.
  • ^ "Photographs of DK1/9". hoangsa.org. Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. close-up Archived 2015-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ "Photographs of DK1/20". hoangsa.org. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06.
  • ^ "Photographs of DK1/21". hoangsa.org. Archived from the original on 2015-04-11.
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