PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
Xu Xiake 2015
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
徐霞客 [Xu Xiake] | 88 | Guangzhou SY | 9.2010 | 30.6.2011 | in service (2019) | ||
郦道元 [Lidao Yuan] | 89 | Guangzhou SY | 2018 | 2018 | in service (2019) |
Displacement standard, t |
23000 |
Displacement normal, t |
30000 |
Length, m |
196.0 |
Breadth, m |
28.0 |
Draught, m |
8.00 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
7200 |
Max speed, kts |
20 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 8000(14) |
Armament |
1 x 2 - 25/82 type 61 |
Military load |
2500 passengers |
Electronic equipment | 2x nav. radars |
Complement |
130 |
Project history: Primary role of this ship is service as barrack ship for builders and crew members of new-built aircraft carriers. She can also be used as training ship and troop carrier. Ship can be armed with type 81 ASWRLs, 30mm and 57mm twin gunmounts.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Xu Xiake
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