Type 944A is a type of very little known buoy tender built in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), [1][2][3][4][5] and it received the NATO reporting name as Yanni class.[3][4][5] There are two versions of Type 944 buoy tender: civilian version Type 944 and the military version Type 944A for the Chinese navy, and the two differ in the different types of cranes installed in the bow, and some of the portholes on the superstructure, as well as the different shapes of bulwark at the stern.[1] Specification:[1]
- Length (m): 73.3
- Beam (m): 14
- Depth (m): 6.2
- Draft (m): 4
- Displacement (t): 2300
- Speed (kt): 15
| History | |
|---|---|
 PRC | |
| Ordered | 2010s |
| Awarded | 2010s |
| Completed | 2017 onward |
| Commissioned | 2017 onward |
| Status | Active |
| Class overview | |
| Operators |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Preceded by | Type 744 buoy tender |
| Built | 2010s |
| In service | 2017 onward |
| In commission | 2017 onward |
| Completed | 5 |
| Active | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Yanni-class |
| Type | Buoy tender |
| Displacement | 2,300 long tons (2,300 t) |
| Length | 73.3 m (240 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 14 m (45 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 4 m (13 ft 1 in) |
| Depth | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion | Marine Diesel |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | None |
| Armour | None |
| Aircraft carried | None |
| Aviation facilities | None |
Ships
edit| Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 944 | Yanni-class | Hai-Xun 160 | Sea Patrol 160 | 海巡 160 | Jun 29, 2019 | 2,300 t | China Maritime Safety Administration | Active |
| Hai-Xun 173 | Sea Patrol 173 | 海巡 173 | July 22, 2020 | 2,300 t | China Maritime Safety Administration | Active | ||
| Type 944A | Bei-Biao 989 | North Buoy 989 | 北标 989 | September 4, 2018 | 2,300 t | North Sea Fleet | Active | |
| Dong-Biao 265 | North Buoy 265 | 东标 265 | January 24, 2017 | 2,300 t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
| Nan-Biao 467 | South Buoy 467 | 南标 467 | June 2017 | 2,300 t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Type 944 & 944A AGL". Sohu (in Simplified Chinese). April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Type 944A AGL" (in Simplified Chinese). September 18, 2018.
- ^ a b "PLANS recognition guide 2018". July 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "PLANS recognition guide 2019". February 19, 2020.
- ^ a b "PLANS recognition guide 2020". February 19, 2020.
