Duludao-class dispatch boat

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Naval ensign of China.svg PRC
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeDuludao class
Type Dispatch boat
Sensors &
processing systems
Navigation radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
None
ArmamentUnarmed
Aircraft carriedNone
Aviation facilitiesNone

Duludao class dispatch boat is a class of little known naval auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). [1] [2] The exact type still remains unknown, but it has received the NATO reporting name Duludao class. Of approximately more than a dozen units commissioned, [1] many of them have been decommissioned since mid 2010s. [2]

Ships of this class in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by s two-digit number. The second Chinese character is Jiao (交), short for Jiao-Tong-Ting (交通艇), meaning dispatch boat (ferry) in Chinese, because these ships are classified as dispatch boats. 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 are subject to change due to changes of Chinese naval ships naming convention, or when units are transferred to different fleets.

Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)
Name
(Han 中文)
Commissioned DisplacementFleetStatus
Duludao class dispatch boat (YFL)Duludao classBei-Jiao 74North Traffic 74北交 74 ?? t North Sea FleetActive
Dong-Jiao 92East Traffic 92东交 92 ?? t East Sea FleetActive
Dong-Jiao 93East Traffic 93东交 93 ?? t East Sea FleetActive
Nan-Jiao 92South Traffic 92南交 92 ?? t South Sea FleetActive
Bei-Jiao 57North Traffic 57北交 57 ?? t North Sea FleetRetired
Bei-Jiao 59North Traffic 59北交 59 ?? t North Sea FleetRetired
Bei-Jiao 60North Traffic 60北交 60 ?? t North Sea FleetRetired
Bei-Jiao 69North Traffic 69北交 69 ?? t North Sea FleetRetired
Bei-Jiao 72North Traffic 72北交 72 ?? t North Sea FleetRetired
Dong-Jiao 83East Traffic 83东交 83 ?? t East Sea FleetRetired
Dong-Jiao 89East Traffic 89东交 89 ?? t East Sea FleetRetired
Dong-Jiao 91East Traffic 5东交 91 ?? t East Sea FleetRetired
Nan-Jiao 84South Traffic 84东交 84 ?? t South Sea FleetRetired
Nan-Jiao 89South Traffic 89东交 89 ?? t South Sea FleetRetired

References

  1. 1 2 "Beijiao 57-class dispatch boat" . Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "PLANS recognition guide 2015". August 7, 2015.