History
PRC
NameDonghai Island
NamesakeDonghai Island
Completed2015
CommissionedJuly 10, 2015
In serviceJuly 10, 2015
General characteristics
Class and typeModified Hansa Sonderberg-class float-on/float-off semi-submersible ship
Displacement23,000 long tons (23,000 t)
Length32.4 m (106 ft 4 in)
Beam175.5 m (575 ft 9 in)
Electronic warfare
& decoys		None

The Chinese float-on/float-off ship Donghai Island is the first unit of a class of very little known naval auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).[1] The exact type remains unknown, and only a single unit of this class have been confirmed in active service as of 2020s, with pennant number 868.[1] The float-on/float-off capability of the Donghai class is achieved via its semi-submersible hull design.[1] This ship has received NATO reporting name Modified Hansa Sonderberg class,[2][3][4] because it is derived from the Hans Sonderberg-class anchor handling tug supply vessel designed specifically for heavy-lifting and transporting large and heavy equipment such as oil rigs, and Donghai Island performs similar functions.

Class Pennant # Commissioned Status Fleet
Donghai Island 868 July 10, 2015 Active South Sea Fleet

References

  1. ^ a b c "868 东海岛" [868 Donghai Island] (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
  2. ^ "PLANS recognition guide 2018". July 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "PLANS recognition guide 2019". February 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "PLANS recognition guide 2020". February 19, 2020.
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