Type 632 tanker is a type of naval auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Republic of China Navy (PLAN). Designed as a type that is capable of transporting both water and oil, these ships entered service from 1972 onward. Type 632 tanker has received the NATO reporting name as Fulin class. These ships had all retired by the late 2010s.
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.
Type Pennant # Builder Commissioned Status Fleet 632Bei -Shui 572 Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding 1972 onward Retired North Sea Fleet 632 Bei-You 400 Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding 1972 onward Retired North Sea Fleet 632 Bei-You 562 Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding 1972 onward Retired North Sea Fleet 632 Dong-You 632 Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding 1972 onward Active East Sea Fleet 632 Dong-You 634 Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding 1972 onward Active East Sea Fleet 632 Dong-You 635 Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding 1972 onward Retired East Sea Fleet 632 Dong-You 638 Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding 1972 onward Retired East Sea Fleet 632 Dong-You 639 Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding 1972 onward Retired East Sea Fleet 632 Dong-You 642 Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding 1972 onward Retired East Sea Fleet 632 Nan-Shui 970 Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding 1972 onward Retired South Sea Fleet 632 Nan-You 961 Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding 1972 onward Retired South Sea Fleet 632 Nan-You 962 Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding 1972 onward Retired South Sea Fleet 632 Nan-You 963 Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding 1972 onward Retired South Sea Fleet 632 Nan-You 969 Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding 1972 onward Retired South Sea Fleet
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