Fushi-class tanker

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NameFushi class
StatusActive
General characteristics
Type Replenishment ship
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The Fushi-class tanker is a class of naval auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] and has received NATO reporting name Fushi class. [2] [3] [4] [5] The exact type remains unknown, and a total of eight of this class have been confirmed in active service as of early 2020s. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The hull is adopted for both transport oil tanker (AOT) and water tanker (AWT). [2] [3] [4] [5]

Fushi-class ships in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by a three-digit number. The second Chinese character is Shui (水), meaning water in Chinese, because these ships are classified as water tankers. 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 the change of Chinese naval ships naming convention, or when units are transferred between different fleets. Specification: [2] [3] [4] [5]

Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)
Name
(Han 中文)
Commissioned DisplacementFleetStatus
Fushi-class tanker|Fushi-class transport oil tanker (AOT)Fushi classBei-You 576North Oil 576北油 576 ? ? t North Sea FleetActive
Dong-You 633East Oil 633东油 633 ? ? t East Sea FleetsActive
Nan-You 958South Oil 958南油 958 ? ? t South Sea FleetActive
Nan-You 963South Oil 963南油 963 ? ? t South Sea FleetActive
Nan-You 976South Oil 976南油 976 ? ? t South Sea FleetActive
Fushi-class tanker|Fushi class water tanker (AWT)Dong-Shui 649East Water 649东水 649 ? ? t East Sea FleetActive
Nan-Shui 964South Water 964南水 964 ? ? t South Sea FleetActive
Nan-Shui 965South Water 965南水 965 ? ? t South Sea FleetActive

References

  1. 1 2 "Dongshui 649 class water tanker" . Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "PLANS recognition guide 2018". July 16, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "PLANS recognition guide 2019". February 19, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "PLANS recognition guide 2020". February 19, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "PLANS recognition guide 2015". August 7, 2015.