Type 919 hospital ship
Chinese hospital ship
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The Type 919 hospital ship is a type of hospital ship (AH) built in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).[1][2][3] Type 919 hospital ship has received NATO reporting name Anshen class (Chinese: 安神).[4][5][6][7] Two ships have been built by end of 2021.
People's Liberation Army Navy| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Hospital ship |
| Displacement | 4000 – 5000 tons |
| Propulsion | Marine Diesel |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | None |
| Armament | Unarmed |
| Armour | None |
| Aircraft carried | None |
| Aviation facilities | helipad |
Displaced more than four thousand tons when fully loaded, Type 919 hospital ship is designed to fill the gap between smaller Qiongsha-class ambulance transport (APH) and much larger Type 920 hospital ship (AH).[1][2][3] Type 919 hospital ship is equipped with more than a hundred hospital beds, internal medicine, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, psychology and surgery departments, and can support three surgeries to be performed onboard simultaneously.[1][2][3] In addition, the ship is also equipped with helipad.[1][2][3]
| Pennant No. | Name (Transliteration) |
Name (Chinese) |
Namesake | Commissioned | Fleet | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 861 | You'ai | 友愛[8] | Friendship | 2020 | South Sea Fleet | Active | Former Nan-Yi 12 |
| 862 | Youhao[9] | 友好 | Friendly | 2020 | South Sea Fleet | Active | Former Nan-Yi 13 |