PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
Fang 1 1948
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Names |
芳1 [Fang 1] (ex-ML1033(FDB47)) 芳2 [Fang 2] (ex-ML1047 (FDB51)) 芳3-4 [Fang 3-4] (ex-ML1058 - 1059 (FDB52 - 53)) 芳5 [Fang 5] (ex-ML1068 (FDB54)) 芳6 [Fang 6] (ex-ML1390 (FDB85)) 芳7-8 [Fang 7-8] (ex-ML1405 - 1406 (FDB83 - 84)) |
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Builders |
Bolson, Poole, UK: Fang 1 Berthon Boat, Lymington, UK: Fang 2, 6 Woods, Potter Heigham, UK: Fang 3, 4 Moody, Swanwick Shore, UK: Fang 5 Newman, Hamworthy, UK: Fang 7, 8 |
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Completed |
1 - 12.1941 // 1947: Fang 1 - 5 1 - 12.1943 // 1947: Fang 6 1 - 12.1944 // 1947: Fang 7 |
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Losses |
Fang 1 (1949 to Taiwan), Fang 2 (1949 to Taiwan), Fang 3 (1949 to Taiwan), Fang 4 (1949 to Taiwan), Fang 5 (1949 to Taiwan), Fang 6 (1949 to Taiwan), Fang 7 (1949 to Taiwan), Fang 8 (1949 to Taiwan), |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarding |
none |
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Displacement standard, t |
46 |
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Displacement full, t |
54 |
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Length, m |
22.0 |
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Breadth, m |
4.83 |
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Draught, m |
1.40 deep load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Gardner diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
300 |
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Max speed, kts |
11.8 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 7500 l |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 8 DC |
| Electronic equipment | type 134 sonar |
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Complement |
10 |
Project history: Former RN HDML type boats.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: In 1949 all eight escaped to Taiwan.
© Ivan Gogin, 2015