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Longma-class dive tender

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The Longma class is a class of little known diving support vessel (YDT) built in the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).[1] The exact domestic Chinese type designation remain unknown, and this class is identified by its NATO reporting name Longma class,[1] or 龙马 in Chinese, meaning "dragon horse". As of mid 2010s, a total of four ships have been identified,[1][2] and one of them Nan-Jiu (南救) 509 has been retired at the end of 2018.[3] The Longma class in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by a three-digit number. The second Chinese character is Jiu (救), meaning Rescue in Chinese, because these ships are classified as rescue ship. 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. The inclusion of the Chinese character Rescue in its designation indicates that in addition to diving tender, this class also functions as rescue ships (ARS).
Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English) 		Name
(Han 中文) 		Commissioned Displacement Fleet Status
Longma-class dive tender (YDT) / rescue ship (ARS) Longma class Bei-Jiu 141 North Rescue 141 北救 141 ? ? t North Sea Fleet Active
Bei-Jiu 142 North Rescue 142 北救 142 ? ? t North Sea Fleet Active
Nan-Jiu 507 South Rescue 507 南救 507 ? ? t South Sea Fleet Active
Nan-Jiu 509 South Rescue 509 南救 509 ? ? t South Sea Fleet Retired

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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. 
  2. ↑ "Chinese navy Longma class YDT" (in Zh-hans). http://www.doczj.com/doc/e44da6691eb91a37f1115c11-2.html. Retrieved February 19, 2022. 
  3. ↑ "PLAN Longma class YDT" (in Zh-hans). October 22, 2018. https://www.81.cn/hj/2018-10/22/content_9319923.htm. 
* = Under construction or procurement, CG= Classified as guided missile cruiser by NATO, FF= Classified as light frigate by PLAN
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