Type 632 tanker

History
PRC
Name	Fulin
Builder	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
Completed	1972
Acquired	1972
Commissioned	1972
Maiden voyage	1972
In service	1972 onward
Fate	Being retired
Status	In reserve
General characteristics
Displacement	2,200 long tons (2,200 t)
Length	66 m (216 ft 6 in)
Beam	10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught	4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	1 × marine diesel engine, 600 hp (447 kW) 1 shaft
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range	1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement	30
Sensors & processing systems	Type 756 or Fine Curve radar
Armament	2 x twin 25 mm (0.98 in)

Type 632 tanker is a type of naval auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Republic of China Navy (PLAN).^[1] Designed as a type that is capable of transporting both water and oil, these ships entered service from 1972 onward.^[1] Type 632 tanker has received the NATO reporting name as Fulin class.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} These ships had all retired by the late 2010s.^[3][4][5][6]

Type 632 tankers in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by a three-digit number. The second Chinese character is You (油), meaning oil in Chinese, or Shui (水), meaning water, because these ships are classified either as oil or water tankers. The first Chinese character denotes which fleet the ship is in 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 in Chinese naval ships naming convention.