Hongqi-class cargo ship
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}} {{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Name= |Builders= |Operators=*{{navy|China}} |Class before= |Class after= |Subclasses= |Cost= |Built range= |In service range=c. 1970 - ? |In commission range= |Total ships planned= |Total ships building= |Total ships completed=7 |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active= |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost= |Total ships retired= |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = | Ship type = Cargo ship | Ship tonnage = | Ship displacement = {{convert|1,981|t}} (full){{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}} | Ship length = {{convert|62|m}}{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}} | Ship beam = {{convert|12|m}}{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|4.4|m}}{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}} | Ship draft = | Ship depth = | Ship hold depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = *1 x diesel engine;{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}}
| Ship sail plan = | Ship speed = {{convert|14|kn}}{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}} | Ship range = {{convert|2,500|nmi}} at {{convert|11|kn}}{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}} | Ship endurance = | Ship test depth = | Ship boats = | Ship capacity = | Ship troops = | Ship complement = | Ship crew = 35{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}} | Ship time to activate = | Ship sensors = | Ship EW = | Ship armament = 2 x twin 25mm/80 guns{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}} | Ship armour = | Ship armor = | Ship aircraft = | Ship aircraft facilities = | Ship notes = }} |
The Hongqi-class (as designated by NATO){{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}}{{cite web |author=United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence |author-link=Office of Naval Intelligence |date=February 2015 |title=China People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) And Maritime Law Enforcement (MLE) 2015 Recognition And Identification Guide |url=http://www.oni.navy.mil/Intelligence_Community/china_media/posters/PLA_Navy_Identification_Guide.pdf |access-date=11 October 2022 |df=dmy-all |archive-date=22 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122163537/http://www.oni.navy.mil/Intelligence_Community/china_media/posters/PLA_Navy_Identification_Guide.pdf}} or Hongqi 081-class cargo ship{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=133}} is a class of auxiliary ship in the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Seven entered PLAN service in the 1970s;{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=133}} the same design was also used for civilian ships.{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}}{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=133}}
The ships are used to support offshore garrison{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}}{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=133}} and may transport personnel as well.{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=133}}
Ships of the class
class="wikitable" |
Name
! Hull No. ! Builder ! Launched ! Commissioned ! Fleet ! Status ! Notes |
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| 443{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}}
| | | | North Sea Fleet{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}} | | |
| 528{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}}
| | | | North Sea Fleet{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}} | | |
| 755{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}}
| | | | East Sea Fleet{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}} | | |
| 756{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}}
| | | | East Sea Fleet{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}} | | |
| 771{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}}
| | | | East Sea Fleet{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}} | | |
| 835{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}}
| | | | South Sea Fleet{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}} | | |
| 836{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}}
| | | | South Sea Fleet{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=163}} | | |
References
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Sources
- {{cite book |editor-last=Saunders |editor-first=Stephan |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |date=2015 |isbn=978-0710631435}}
- {{cite book |last=Wertheim |first=Eric |title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems |date=2013 |edition=16 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland |isbn= 978-1591149545}}
{{Ship classes of the Chinese Navy|state=uncollapsed}}
Category:Auxiliary ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy