Chinese roll-on/roll-off (RR) ship China Revival (AKR) is a military/civilian dual use roll-on/roll-off (RR) ship built by Shandong Yellow Sea Shipbuilding Corporation in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN),[1][2][3][4][5] and first entered civilian service on November 4, 2019, as ROPAX.[1][2][3][4][5] When pressed into military service, it is used as a RR ship,[1][2][3][4][5] a task the ship has successfully performed in military exercise conducted in October 2021 by 81st Group Army, transporting personnel and equipment of the latter.[1][2]
| History | |
|---|---|
 PRC | |
| Commissioned | 2019 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | roll-on/roll-off |
| Displacement | 45,000 long tons (46,000 t) |
| Length | 212 m (695 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 28.6 m (93 ft 10 in) |
| Depth | 15.3 m (50 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion | marine diesel |
| Speed | 18.8 kt |
| Endurance | 5000 nm |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | None |
| Armament | Unarmed |
| Armour | None |
| Aircraft carried | None |
In its civilian ROPAX role, China Revival AKR has abolished the seating configurations and replaced them with individual suites totaling 461, each with its own bathroom,[5] capable of accommodating 2000 passengers.[3][4] There are three levels of vehicle decks[1][2] capable of accommodating 350 trucks of 10 meters long. In addition, the 5 meter clearance of vehicle decks enable to ship to accommodating bulky equipment.[1][2] Specification:[1][2][3][4][5]
- Length: 212 m
- Beam: 28.6 m
- Depth: 15.3 m
- Tonnage: 45000 gross ton
- Speed: 18.8 kt
- Endurance: 5000 nm
| Name (English) |
Name (Han 中文) |
Tonnage | Commissioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Revival | 中华复兴 | 45000 gross ton | November 4, 2019 | Active |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "China Revival roll-on/roll off ship" (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "China Revival roll-on/off ship" (in Simplified Chinese). 30 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "China Revival roro ship" (in Simplified Chinese). November 11, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "China Revival RR ship". Sohu (in Simplified Chinese). November 6, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "China Revival ROPAX ship" (in Simplified Chinese). September 25, 2020.