Type 919 hospital ship

The Type 919 hospital ship is a type of hospital ship (AH) built in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).[1][2][3] Type 919 hospital ship has received NATO reporting name Anshen class (meaning soothing the nerves).[4][5][6][7] Two ships have been built by end of 2021.

Class overview
Operators People's Liberation Army Navy
General characteristics
TypeHospital ship
Displacement4000 – 5000 tons
PropulsionMarine Diesel
Electronic warfare
& decoys
None
ArmamentUnarmed
ArmourNone
Aircraft carriedNone
Aviation facilitieshelipad

Displaced more than four thousand tons when fully loaded, Type 919 hospital ship is designed to fill the gap between smaller Qiongsha-class ambulance transport (APH) and much larger Type 920 hospital ship (AH).[1][2][3] Type 919 hospital ship is equipped with more than a hundred hospital beds, internal medicine, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, psychology and surgery departments, and can support three surgeries to be performed onboard simultaneously.[1][2][3] In addition, the ship is also equipped with helipad.[1][2][3]

Pennant No. Name
(Transliteration)
Name
(Chinese)
Commissioned Fleet Status Note
861 You'ai 友愛[8] 2020 South Sea Fleet Active Former Nan-Yi 12
862 Youhao[9] 友好 2020 South Sea Fleet Active Former Nan-Yi 13

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Type 919 hospital ship (AH)". Sohu (in Simplified Chinese). December 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Type 919 hospital ship" (in Simplified Chinese). December 2, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Type 919 AH" (in Simplified Chinese). December 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "PLANS recognition guide 2015". August 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "PLANS recognition guide 2018". July 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "PLANS recognition guide 2019". February 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "PLANS recognition guide 2020". February 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "新型医院船友爱船开展海上评估考核" (in Simplified Chinese). August 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "PLAN hospital ship completes first medical tour on Xisha, Nansha islands". eng.mod.gov.cn. October 10, 2022.