Beituo 715-class tug

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Class overview
OperatorsNaval ensign of China.svg  People's Liberation Army Navy
General characteristics
Class and typeBeituo 715
Type Tugboat
Tonnage211 long tons (214 t)
Displacement166 long tons (169 t)
Length27.03 m (88 ft 8 in)
Beam6.8 m (22 ft 4 in)
Draught2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Depth3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Decks1
Propulsion
  • 1 × 8170 marine diesel engine, 500 hp (373 kW)
  • 1 × 6134 marine diesel engine, 160 hp (119 kW)
Electronic warfare
& decoys
None
ArmamentUnarmed
Aircraft carriedNone
Aviation facilitiesNone

Beituo 715 class tug is a class of little known naval auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). [1] The name of this class is after the first unit commissioned, with the exact type still remains unknown, and since the commission of the first unit in 1980, a total of seven of this class have been confirmed in active service as of mid-2010s. [1] This class of tug is a single hull and single deck design, with deck covers. [1]

Beituo 715 class series ships in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by three-digit number. The second Chinese character is Tuo (拖), meaning tug in Chinese, because these ships are classified as tugboats. The first Chinese character denotes which fleet the ship is service with, with East (Dong, 东) for East Sea Fleet, North (Bei, 北) for North Sea Fleet, and South (Nan, 南) for South Sea Fleet. However, the pennant numbers may have changed due to the change of Chinese naval ships naming convention.

ClassPennant #StatusFleet
Beituo 715 classBei-Tuo 715Active North Sea Fleet
Beituo 715 classDong-Tuo 838Active East Sea Fleet
Beituo 715 classDong-Tuo 846Active East Sea Fleet
Beituo 715 classDong-Tuo 848Active East Sea Fleet
Beituo 715 classDong-Tuo 859Active East Sea Fleet
Beituo 715 classNan-Tuo 146Active South Sea Fleet
Beituo 715 classNan-Tuo 401Active South Sea Fleet

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Beituo 715 class tug" . Retrieved 5 August 2015.