Galati-class cargo ship

The Galati-class cargo ship (as designated by NATO) is a class of cargo ship of the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army Navy. Two were converted in the early-1970s from nine ships built in the 1960s at the Santieral Shipyard in Galați, Romania.^[1]

BuildersSantieral Shipyard, Galați, Romania

Operators People's Liberation Army Navy

In commission1970s–

Completed2

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Class overview
Builders	Santieral Shipyard, Galați, Romania
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy
In commission	1970s–
Completed	2
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Displacement	5,300 t (5,200 long tons; 5,800 short tons)[1]
Length	328 ft (100 m)[1]
Beam	45.6 ft (13.9 m)[1]
Draft	21.6 ft (6.6 m)[1]
Propulsion	1 × Sulzer 5TADS56 marine diesel engine[1] 1 shaft[1] 2,500 bhp (1,864 kW)[1]
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)[1]
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 12 kt[1]
Capacity	3,750 tons cargo[1] 250 tons oil fuel[1]
Complement	50[1]

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