Darong-class transport

{{Infobox ship begin}} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country= PRC |Ship flag= {{Shipboxflag|China}} |Ship name= |Ship namesake= |Ship ordered= |Ship awarded= |Ship builder= |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number= |Ship way number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched= |Ship sponsor= |Ship christened= |Ship completed= |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship refit= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship homeport= |Ship identification= |Ship nickname= |Ship honours= |Ship captured= |Ship fate= |Ship status=Active |Ship notes= |Ship badge= }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Name= |Builders= |Operators={{navy|China}} |Class before=Qiongsha-class cargo ship |Class after= |Subclasses= |Cost= |Built range=After 2000 |In service range=After 2000 |In commission range=After 2000 |Total ships building= |Total ships planned=2+ |Total ships completed=2 |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active=2 |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost= |Total ships retired= |Total ships scrapped= |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class=Darong |Ship type= transport (AP) / troopship (APT) |Ship tonnage= |Ship displacement= {{Convert|5000|LT|abbr=on}} |Ship length= {{Convert|68|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship beam= |Ship height= |Ship draught= |Ship draft= |Ship depth= |Ship hold depth= |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship power= |Ship propulsion=Marine Diesel |Ship speed= |Ship range= |Ship endurance= |Ship boats= |Ship troops= |Ship complement= |Ship time to activate= |Ship sensors=Navigation radar |Ship EW=None |Ship armament=Unarmed |Ship armour= None |Ship aircraft= None |Ship aircraft facilities=Helipad |Ship notes= }}

Darong class transport (AP)/troopship (APT) is a class of auxiliary ship built in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).{{cite web| url=https://www.andrewerickson.com/2018/07/onis-new-2018-china-recognition-identification-guide-shows-3-different-types-of-maritime-militia-vessels/ | title=PLANS recognition guide 2018| date=July 16, 2018}}{{cite web| url=https://www.oni.navy.mil/Portals/12/Intel%20agencies/China_Media/2020_China_Recce_Poster_UNCLAS.jpg?ver=2020-02-19-081430-327 | title=PLANS recognition guide 2019| date=February 19, 2020}}{{cite web| url=https://www.andrewerickson.com/2020/02/office-of-naval-intelligence-just-published-latest-china-russia-maritime-ship-recognition-guides/ | title=PLANS recognition guide 2020| date=February 19, 2020}}{{cite web| url=https://news.usni.org/2015/08/07/document-office-of-naval-intelligence-chinese-military-and-coast-guard-ship-identification-guide | title=PLANS recognition guide 2015| date=August 7, 2015}}{{cite web| url=http://www.nhjd.net/article-3613-1.html | title=Chinese Darong class AP Nan-Yun 831 |language=Zh-hans | date=August 5, 2016}}{{cite web| url=https://www.chinanews.com.cn/m/mil/hd/2016/0510/83663.shtml | title=Darong class AP Nan-Yun 831 |language=Zh-hans | date=May 10, 2016}}{{cite web| url=https://www.chinanews.com.cn/mil/hd2011/2016/05-10/635424.shtml| title=Darong class AP Nan-Yun 831 of Chinese navy|language=Zh-hans | date=May 10, 2016}} Intended as a successor of Qiongsha-class cargo ship, the exact domestic Chinese type designation remains unknown, so this class is identified by its NATO reporting name Darong class. Specification:

Darong class in PLAN service is designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by a three-digit number. The second Chinese character is Yun (运), meaning transport in Chinese. 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 the change of Chinese naval ships naming convention, or when units are transferred to different fleets. As of 2022, a total of two ships have been identified:

class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"
style="text-align:center; width:16%;"| Type ! style="text-align:center; width:12%;"| NATO designation ! style="text-align:center; width:10%;"| Pennant No. ! style="text-align:center; width:10%;"| Name (English) ! style="text-align:center; width:10%;"| Name (Han 中文) ! style="text-align:center; width:10%;"| Commissioned ! style="text-align:center; width:10%;"| Displacement ! style="text-align:center; width:10%;"| Fleet ! style="text-align:center; width:10%;"| Status
rowspan="2" |Darong class transport (AP) / troopship (APT)	rowspan="2" | Darong class	Nan-Yun 830	South Transport 830	南运 830	?	5,000 t	South Sea Fleet	Active
Nan-Yun 831	South Transport 831	南运 831	?	5,000 t	South Sea Fleet	Active