| Dujiang-class tug | |
|---|---|
| image_box_raw | |
| Career (PRC) |  |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Dujiang |
| Type: | Medium harbor tug (YTM) |
| Propulsion: | Marine Diesel |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Navigation radar |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: | None |
| Armament: | Unarmed |
| Armour: | None |
| Aircraft carried: | None |
| Aviation facilities: | None |
Dujiang class tug is a class of little known medium harbor tug (YTM) built in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).[1][2]The exact domestic Chinese type designation remain unknown, and this class is identified by its NATO reporting name Dujiang class,[2] or 渡江 in Chinese, meaning Crossing the River. Dujiang class is a design with a single deck and two levels of superstructures, with a semi-enclosed platform atop the second level.[1]
Nomenclature[]
Dujiang class in PLAN service is designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by three-digit number. The second Chinese character is Tuo (拖), meaning Tug in Chinese. 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 may have changed due to the change of Chinese naval ships naming convention, or when units have been transferred to different fleets. As of mid 2010s, more than four ships have been identified:[1][2][3]
| Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dujiang class medium harbor tug (YTM) | Dujiang class | Bei-Tuo 644 | North Tug 644 | 北拖 644 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
| Bei-Tuo 648 | North Tug 648 | 北拖 648 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
| Bei-Tuo 659 | North Tug 659 | 北拖 659 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
| Dong-Tuo 841 | East Tug 841 | 东拖 841 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
| Dong-Tuo 848 | East Tug 848 | 东拖 848 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active | ||
| Various | Various | Various | ? | ? t | ? | Under construction |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Beituo 659 class tug". http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2248655005?pn=7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "PLANS recognition guide 2015". August 7, 2015. https://news.usni.org/2015/08/07/document-office-of-naval-intelligence-chinese-military-and-coast-guard-ship-identification-guide.
- ↑ "Chinese navy Dujiang class YTM" (in Zh-hans). https://www.clk-mil.com/bhyf/cn/cnqita.htm. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
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