History
PRC
StatusActive
General characteristics
TypeTanker
Sensors and
processing systems		Navigational radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys		None

The Fujian class is a class of naval tankers 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]

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

References

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