History
PRC
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeAnkang class
TypeAmbulance craft
Length61 m (200 ft 2 in)
Sensors and
processing systems		Navigation radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys		None
ArmamentUnarmed
Aircraft carriedone
Aviation facilitieslanding pad

Ankang class ambulance craft is a class of little known naval auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).[1][2][3][4][5] The exact type still remains unknown, because the only official Chinese governmental information released on these crafts is that they are classified as fast ambulance craft,[1] and has received NATO reporting name Ankang class,[2][3][4][5] or 安康 in Chinese, meaning Well-Being. By Chinese classification, any naval vessel with displacement above a thousand ton is classified as ship / warship, and any naval vessel with displacement less than a thousand ton is classified as a boat / craft. Ankang class is the only boat / craft in the Chinese navy that is capable of hosting a helicopter, though it only has a landing pad, but not any hangar.[1] A total of five units of this class have been confirmed in active service as of mid-2010s.[1]

Ankang class series boats in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by three-digit number. The second Chinese character is Yi (医), short for Yi-Liao (医疗), meaning medical care in Chinese, because these ships are classified as crew boats. The first Chinese character denotes which fleet the boat 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 are subject to change due to changes of Chinese naval ships naming convention, or when units are transferred between different fleets. Specification:[6]

  • Length (m): 61
Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)		 Name
(Han 中文)		 Commissioned Displacement Fleet Status
Ankang-class ambulance craft (YH)Ankang classBei-Yi 01North Medic 01北医 01Mid-2010s ? tNorth Sea FleetActive
Dong-Yi 12South Medic 12东医 12Mid-2010s ? tEast Sea FleetActive
Dong-Yi 13South Medic 13东医 13Mid-2010s ? tEast Sea FleetActive
Nan-Yi 10South Medic 10南医 10Mid-2010s ? tSouth Sea FleetActive
Nan-Yi 11South Medic 11南医 11Mid-2010s ? tSouth Sea FleetActive

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Beiyi 01 class ambulance craft". Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "PLANS recognition guide 2018". July 16, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "PLANS recognition guide 2019". February 19, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "PLANS recognition guide 2020". February 19, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "PLANS recognition guide 2015". August 7, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ankang class ambulance craft". Sohu (in Simplified Chinese). December 1, 2020.
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