Duludao-class dispatch boat

History
PRC
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeDuludao class
TypeDispatch boat
Sensors and
processing systems		Navigation radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys		None
ArmamentUnarmed
Aircraft carriedNone
Aviation facilitiesNone

Duludao class dispatch boat is a class of little known naval auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).[1][2] The exact type still remains unknown, but it has received the NATO reporting name Duludao class. Of approximately more than a dozen units commissioned,[1] many of them have been decommissioned since mid 2010s.[2]

Ships of this class in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by s two-digit number. The second Chinese character is Jiao (交), short for Jiao-Tong-Ting (交通艇), meaning dispatch boat (ferry) in Chinese, because these ships are classified as dispatch boats. 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.

Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English) 		Name
(Han 中文) 		Commissioned Displacement Fleet Status
Duludao class dispatch boat (YFL) Duludao class Bei-Jiao 74 North Traffic 74 北交 74 ? ? t North Sea Fleet Active
Dong-Jiao 92 East Traffic 92 东交 92 ? ? t East Sea Fleet Active
Dong-Jiao 93 East Traffic 93 东交 93 ? ? t East Sea Fleet Active
Nan-Jiao 92 South Traffic 92 南交 92 ? ? t South Sea Fleet Active
Bei-Jiao 57 North Traffic 57 北交 57 ? ? t North Sea Fleet Retired
Bei-Jiao 59 North Traffic 59 北交 59 ? ? t North Sea Fleet Retired
Bei-Jiao 60 North Traffic 60 北交 60 ? ? t North Sea Fleet Retired
Bei-Jiao 69 North Traffic 69 北交 69 ? ? t North Sea Fleet Retired
Bei-Jiao 72 North Traffic 72 北交 72 ? ? t North Sea Fleet Retired
Dong-Jiao 83 East Traffic 83 东交 83 ? ? t East Sea Fleet Retired
Dong-Jiao 89 East Traffic 89 东交 89 ? ? t East Sea Fleet Retired
Dong-Jiao 91 East Traffic 5 东交 91 ? ? t East Sea Fleet Retired
Nan-Jiao 84 South Traffic 84 东交 84 ? ? t South Sea Fleet Retired
Nan-Jiao 89 South Traffic 89 东交 89 ? ? t South Sea Fleet Retired

References

  1. ^ a b "Beijiao 57-class dispatch boat". Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "PLANS recognition guide 2015". August 7, 2015.