Fuzhou-class tanker

Class overview
Builders	Hudong Shipyard
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy
In service	c. 1970 - c. 2015
Completed	18
Retired	18
General characteristics
Type	Tanker
Displacement	2,134 tonnes (2,100 long tons; 2,352 short tons) (full)
Length	63.5 metres (208 ft)
Beam	12.6 metres (41 ft)
Draught	3.8 metres (12 ft)
Propulsion	1 x diesel engine;; 1 shaft; Total output: 441 kilowatts (591 hp);
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Crew	35
Sensors &; processing systems	1 x Fin Curve navigation radar
Armament	2 x twin 25mm/80 guns; 2 x twin 14.5mm/93 guns;

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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In servicec. 1970 - c. 2015

Completed18

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Class overview


Builders	Hudong Shipyard^[1]
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy
In service	c. 1970 - c. 2015
Completed	18
Retired	18


General characteristics
Type	Tanker
Displacement	2,134 tonnes (2,100 long tons; 2,352 short tons) (full)^[2]
Length	63.5 metres (208 ft)^[2]
Beam	12.6 metres (41 ft)^[2]
Draught	3.8 metres (12 ft)^[2]
Propulsion	1 x diesel engine;^[2] 1 shaft^[2] Total output: 441 kilowatts (591 hp)^[2]
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)^[2]
Crew	35^[2]
Sensors & 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]