Fuzhou-class tanker

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Class overview
Builders Hudong Shipyard [1]
OperatorsNaval ensign of China.svg  People's Liberation Army Navy
In servicec. 1970 - c. 2015
Completed18
Retired18
General characteristics
Type Tanker
Displacement2,134 tonnes (2,100 long tons; 2,352 short tons) (full) [2]
Length63.5 metres (208 ft) [2]
Beam12.6 metres (41 ft) [2]
Draught3.8 metres (12 ft) [2]
Propulsion
  • 1 x diesel engine; [2]
  • 1 shaft [2]
  • Total output: 441 kilowatts (591 hp) [2]
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) [2]
Crew35 [2]
Sensors and
processing systems
1 x Fin Curve navigation radar [2]
Armament
  • 2 x twin 25mm/80 guns [2]
  • 2 x twin 14.5mm/93 guns [2]

The Fuzhou-class tanker (as designated by NATO) is a class of auxiliary ship in the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). They were built from 1964 to 1970. 11 were completed as oil tankers, and seven as water tankers. [2] All were retired by 2015. [3]

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References

  1. Wertheim 2013, p. 133.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Saunders 2015, p. 164.
  3. United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence (February 2015). "China People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) And Maritime Law Enforcement (MLE) 2015 Recognition And Identification Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

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