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]
| History | |
|---|---|
 PRC | |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fushi class |
| Sensors and processing systems | Navigational radar |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | None |
| Armament | Unarmed |
| Aircraft carried | None |
| Aviation facilities | None |
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]
- Length: 55 meter
| Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fushi-class tanker|Fushi class transport oil tanker (AOT) | Fushi class | Bei-You 576 | North Oil 576 | 北油 576 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
| Dong-You 633 | East Oil 633 | 东油 633 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleets | Active | ||
| Nan-You 958 | South Oil 958 | 南油 958 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
| Nan-You 963 | South Oil 963 | 南油 963 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
| Nan-You 976 | South Oil 976 | 南油 976 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
| Fushi-class tanker|Fushi class water tanker (AWT) | Dong-Shui 649 | East Water 649 | 东水 649 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | |
| Nan-Shui 964 | South Water 964 | 南水 964 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | ||
| Nan-Shui 965 | South Water 965 | 南水 965 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
References
edit- ^ a b "Dongshui 649 class water tanker". Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "PLANS recognition guide 2018". July 16, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "PLANS recognition guide 2019". February 19, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "PLANS recognition guide 2020". February 19, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "PLANS recognition guide 2015". August 7, 2015.
