History
PRC
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeFujian class
Sensors and
processing systems
Navigational radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
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ArmamentUnarmed
Aircraft carriedNone
Aviation facilitiesNone

Fujian-class tanker is a class of naval auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN),[1][2][3][4][5] and has received NATO reporting name Fujian class.[2][3][4][5] The exact type designation still remains unknown, and a total of twenty of this class have been confirmed in active service as of early-2020s, both in transport oil tanker and water tanker versions.[1][2][3][4][5]

Fujian class ships in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by a three-digit number. The second Chinese character is You (油), meaning oil in Chinese, because these ships are classified as oil tankers. The first Chinese character denotes which fleet the ship 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 to different fleets. Specification:[2][3][4][5]

  • Length: 72 meter
Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)
Name
(Han 中文)
Commissioned Displacement Fleet Status
Fujian class transport oil tanker (AOT)Fujian classBei-You 400North Oil 400北油 400 ? ? tNorth Sea FleetActive
Bei-You 561North Oil 561北油 561 ? ? tNorth Sea FleetActive
Bei-You 562North Oil 562北油 562 ? ? tNorth Sea FleetActive
Bei-You 573North Oil 573北油 573 ? ? tNorth Sea FleetActive
Dong-You 630East Oil 630东油 630 ? ? tEast Sea FleetActive
Dong-You 632East Oil 632东油 632 ? ? tEast Sea FleetActive
Dong-You 634East Oil 634东油 634 ? ? tEast Sea FleetActive
Dong-You 635East Oil 635东油 635 ? ? tEast Sea FleetActive
Dong-You 638East Oil 638东油 638 ? ? tEast Sea FleetActive
Dong-You 639East Oil 639东油 639 ? ? tEast Sea FleetActive
Dong-You 650East Oil 650东油 650 ? ? tEast Sea FleetActive
Nan-You 954South Oil 954南油 954 ? ? tSouth Sea FleetActive
Nan-You 962South Oil 962南油 962 ? ? tSouth Sea FleetActive
Nan-You 965South Oil 965南油 965 ? ? tSouth Sea FleetActive
Nan-You 969South Oil 969南油 969 ? ? tSouth Sea FleetActive
Nan-You 970South Oil 970南油 970 ? ? tSouth Sea FleetActive
Fujian class water tanker (AWT)Bei-Shui 566North Water 566北水 566 ? ? tNorth Sea FleetActive
Bei-Shui 581North Water 581北水 581 ? ? tNorth Sea FleetActive
Dong-Shui 650East Water 650东水 650 ? ? tEast Sea FleetActive
Nan-Shui 970South Water 970南水 970 ? ? tSouth Sea FleetActive

References

  1. 1 2 "Fujian class tanker". Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "PLANS recognition guide 2018". July 16, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "PLANS recognition guide 2019". February 19, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "PLANS recognition guide 2020". February 19, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "PLANS recognition guide 2015". August 7, 2015.
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