Tuzhong-class cutter
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| Class before = | Class after = | Subclasses = | Cost = | Built range = | In service range = c. 1980 - ?{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=135}} | In commission range = | Total ships planned = | Total ships building = | Total ships completed = 4{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=135}} | Total ships cancelled = | Total ships laid up = | Total ships lost = | Total ships retired = | Total ships preserved = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = | Ship type = Patrol, rescue and salvage ship | Ship tonnage = | Ship displacement = {{convert|3,658|t}} (full){{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=169}} | Ship length = {{convert|84.9|m}}{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=169}} | Ship beam = {{convert|14|m}}{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=169}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|5.5|m}}{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=169}} | Ship draft = | Ship depth = | Ship hold depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = *2 x Type 9 ESDZ 43/82B diesel engines;{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=135}}
| Ship sail plan = | Ship speed = {{convert|18.5|kn}}{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=169}} | Ship range = | Ship endurance = | Ship test depth = | Ship boats = | Ship capacity = | Ship troops = | Ship complement = | Ship crew = 60{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=135}} | Ship time to activate = | Ship sensors = Fin Curve navigation radar{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=135}} | Ship EW = | Ship armament = | Ship armour = | Ship armor = | Ship aircraft = | Ship aircraft facilities = | Ship notes = }} |
The Tuzhong-class cutter (as designated by NATO) is a class of oceangoing rescue and salvage ship{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=169}}{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=135}} in the People's Republic of China's China Coast Guard (CCG). Four were built at the Zhonghua Shipyard, and entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy in the late-1970s.{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=135}} In 2009, each of the three fleets had one and the fourth was in reserve.{{sfn|Saunders|2009|p=164}} In 2012, three were transferred to China Marine Surveillance and from there to the CCG.{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=169}}
The Tuzhongs have a 35-ton capacity towing winch.{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=169}}{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=135}} In PLAN service, Beituo 710 was fitted with a Type 352 radar, possibly for cruise missile tests.{{sfn|Saunders|2009|p=164}}{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=135}}
Ships of the class
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- {{cite book |editor-last=Saunders |editor-first=Stephan |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |page=138 |date=2009 |isbn=0-7106-2888-9}}
- {{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}}
Category:Patrol vessels of the People's Republic of China
Category:Auxiliary tugboat classes
Category:Auxiliary ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy
Category:Tugboats of the People's Liberation Army Navy