The Duhast class tug is a little known class of naval auxiliary currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN),[1] and this 3200-horsepower tug has received NATO reporting name Duhast class.[2][3][4][5] Built by Wuhu Xinlian Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (芜湖新联造船有限公司), formerly Wuhu Shipyard, since 2004, the name of this class is taken from the installed power of the vessels, with the exact type designation still remaining unknown. After the first pair was built, as of the mid-2010s, a total of twelve of this class have been confirmed as being in active service.[1]
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 3200-hp class tug |
| Displacement | 2,300 t (2,300 long tons; 2,500 short tons) |
| Length | |
| Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
| Depth | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion |
|
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Range | 1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) |
| Complement | 11 |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | None |
| Armament | Unarmed |
| Aircraft carried | None |
| Aviation facilities | None |
The 3200-horsepower class series ships in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by three-digit number. The second Chinese character is Tuo (拖), meaning tug in Chinese, because these ships are classified as tugboats. 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 may have changed due to the change of Chinese naval ships naming convention.
| Class | Pennant # | Status | Fleet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duhast class | Bei-Tuo 633 | Active | North Sea Fleet |
| Duhast class | Bei-Tuo 719 | Active | North Sea Fleet |
| Duhast class | Bei-Tuo 720 | Active | North Sea Fleet |
| Duhast class | Bei-Tuo 725 | Active | North Sea Fleet |
| Duhast class | Bei-Tuo 726 | Active | North Sea Fleet |
| Duhast class | Dong-Tuo 832 | Active | East Sea Fleet |
| Duhast class | Dong-Tuo 876 | Active | East Sea Fleet |
| Duhast class | Dong-Tuo 880 | Active | East Sea Fleet |
| 3200-hp class | Dong-Tuo 885 | Active | East Sea Fleet |
| Duhast class | Nan-Tuo 180 | Active | South Sea Fleet |
| Duhast class | Nan-Tuo 182 | Active | South Sea Fleet |
| 3200-hp class | Nan-Tuo 183 | Active | South Sea Fleet |
| Duhast class | Nan-Shui 186 | Active | South Sea Fleet |
| Duhast class | Nan-Shui 187 | Active | South Sea Fleet |
References
edit- ^ a b "3200-hp class tug". Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "PLANS recognition guide 2018". July 16, 2018.
- ^ "PLANS recognition guide 2019". February 19, 2020.
- ^ "PLANS recognition guide 2020". February 19, 2020.
- ^ "PLANS recognition guide 2015". August 7, 2015.
