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{{Infobox ship
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|Ship country= China
|Ship flag= {{Shipboxflag|China|naval}}
|Ship name=''Xu Xiake''
|Ship namesake= [[Xu Xiake]]
|Ship builder=433rd Factory, China State Shipbuilding Corporation
|Ship commissioned=2011
|Ship status= {{Ship in active service |2014}}
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|Ship type= Barracks ship
|Ship displacement= {{Convert|23000|t|lk=off|abbr=on}} standard<br/>{{Convert|30000|t|abbr=on}} [[Loaded displacement|full load]] 
|Ship length=  {{Convert|196|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam=  {{Convert|28|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught=  {{Convert|8|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion={{Plainlist|
* 2 × marine diesel engines, {{Convert|7200|hp|0|abbr=on}}
* 2 shafts
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|Ship speed= {{Convert|20|kn|lk=off}}  
|Ship range= {{Convert|8000|nmi|abbr=on}}
|Ship endurance= 30 days
|Ship armament={{Convert|25|mm|in|abbr=on}} or  {{Convert|37|mm|in|abbr=on}} guns
|Ship aircraft=  1 × [[Changhe Z-8]] helicopter
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'''''Xu Xiake'' (88)''' ({{Zh|links=no|c=徐霞客}}) is a [[barracks ship]] of the Chinese [[People's Liberation Army Navy]] (PLAN). She was constructed by the 433rd Factory of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), also known as the [[Guangzhou Shipyard International]] (GSI, 广州广船国际股份有限公司). Built as part of the [[Chinese aircraft carrier programme|Project 048 aircraft carrier program]], the primary task of ''Xu Xiake'' is to provide accommodation for staff working on aircraft carrier trials so that staff can remain on station to continue trials the following day, instead of returning to port and going out for the next trial, thus greatly shortening the time required. The ship is designed to support 2,500 people for three weeks at sea before needing resupply.<ref name="haijun360"/>

When not operating as a [[barracks ship]], ''Xu Xiake'' can also be deployed as a training ship, and when necessary, deployed as [[troopship]] to evacuate oversea Chinese from flashpoints. The ship can be armed with 25&nbsp;mm or 37&nbsp;mm small caliber guns.<ref name="haijun360">{{cite web |url= http://www.haijun360.com/news/QTFZCZ/2011/1116/1111161455424GKD6IBJ0G81JB26984K.html |title=88 徐霞客号 |trans_title=No. 88 Xu Xiake |work=haijun360.com |year=2013 |accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref>
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