The Duhast class tug is a little known class of naval auxiliary currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN),[1] and this 3200-horsepower tug has received NATO reporting name Duhast class.[2][3][4][5] Built by Wuhu Xinlian Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (芜湖新联造船有限公司), formerly Wuhu Shipyard, since 2004, the name of this class is taken from the installed power of the vessels, with the exact type designation still remaining unknown. After the first pair was built, as of the mid-2010s, a total of twelve of this class have been confirmed as being in active service.[1]

Class overview
Operators People's Liberation Army Navy
General characteristics
Class and type3200-hp class tug
Displacement2,300 t (2,300 long tons; 2,500 short tons)
Length
  • 34 m (111 ft 7 in) o/a
  • 29.4 m (96 ft 5 in) w/l
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Depth4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × marine diesel engines, 1,800 hp (1,342 kW)
  • 2 shafts
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi)
Complement11
Electronic warfare
& decoys
None
ArmamentUnarmed
Aircraft carriedNone
Aviation facilitiesNone

The 3200-horsepower class series ships in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by three-digit number. The second Chinese character is Tuo (拖), meaning tug in Chinese, because these ships are classified as tugboats. 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.

Class Pennant # Status Fleet
Duhast class Bei-Tuo 633 Active North Sea Fleet
Duhast class Bei-Tuo 719 Active North Sea Fleet
Duhast class Bei-Tuo 720 Active North Sea Fleet
Duhast class Bei-Tuo 725 Active North Sea Fleet
Duhast class Bei-Tuo 726 Active North Sea Fleet
Duhast class Dong-Tuo 832 Active East Sea Fleet
Duhast class Dong-Tuo 876 Active East Sea Fleet
Duhast class Dong-Tuo 880 Active East Sea Fleet
3200-hp class Dong-Tuo 885 Active East Sea Fleet
Duhast class Nan-Tuo 180 Active South Sea Fleet
Duhast class Nan-Tuo 182 Active South Sea Fleet
3200-hp class Nan-Tuo 183 Active South Sea Fleet
Duhast class Nan-Shui 186 Active South Sea Fleet
Duhast class Nan-Shui 187 Active South Sea Fleet

References

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  1. ^ a b "3200-hp class tug". Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  2. ^ "PLANS recognition guide 2018". July 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "PLANS recognition guide 2019". February 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "PLANS recognition guide 2020". February 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "PLANS recognition guide 2015". August 7, 2015.
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