Type 528 reconnaissance boat

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Class overview
Builders Wuzhou Shipyard
OperatorsNaval ensign of China.svg  People's Liberation Army Navy
General characteristics
Type Patrol Boat
Displacement11 tonnes (11 long tons; 12 short tons)
Length13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Beam2.91 m (9 ft 7 in)
Installed power Internal combustion engine
Propulsion Diesel engine
Speed33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement12
Sensors and
processing systems
1 × navigational radar
Armament
  • 2 x twin 25 mm (0.98 in) Type 61 guns
  • 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns

Type 528 reconnaissance boat is a type of reconnaissance boat developed by China for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).

Built by Wuzhou shipyard, [1] the predecessor of China Guijiang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (中船桂江造船有限公司) in the 1960s, Type 528 is also deployed as patrol boat, though its primary mission was to deliver reconnaissance and special forces to their intended destinations. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Type 528 reconnaissance boat". Dahaijun. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2023.