The Fujian class is a class of naval tankers currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), and has received NATO reporting name Fujian class. The exact type designation still remains unknown, and a total of twenty of this class have been confirmed in active service as of early-2020s, both in transport oil tanker and water tanker versions.
Fujian-class ships 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, because these ships are classified as oil tankers. 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. Specification:
Length: 72 meter Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name(English) Name(Han 中文) Commissioned Displacement Fleet Status Fujian-class transport oil tanker (AOT) Fujian class Bei-You 400North Oil 400北油 400 ? ? t North Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green">Bei-You 561North Oil 561北油 561 ? ? t North Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green">Bei-You 562North Oil 562北油 562 ? ? t North Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green">Bei-You 573North Oil 573北油 573 ? ? t North Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green">Dong-You 630 East Oil 630东油 630 ? ? t East Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green">Dong-You 632 East Oil 632东油 632 ? ? t East Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green">Dong-You 634 East Oil 634东油 634 ? ? t East Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green">Dong-You 635 East Oil 635东油 635 ? ? t East Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green">Dong-You 638 East Oil 638东油 638 ? ? t East Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green">Dong-You 639 East Oil 639东油 639 ? ? t East Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green">Dong-You 650 East Oil 650东油 650 ? ? t East Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green"> Nan-You 954 South Oil 954南油 954 ? ? t South Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green"> Nan-You 962 South Oil 962南油 962 ? ? t South Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green"> Nan-You 965 South Oil 965南油 965 ? ? t South Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green"> Nan-You 969 South Oil 969南油 969 ? ? t South Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green"> Nan-You 970 South Oil 970南油 970 ? ? t South Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green">Fujian-class water tanker (AWT)Bei-Shui 566North Water 566北水 566 ? ? t North Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green">Bei-Shui 581North Water 581北水 581 ? ? t North Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green">Dong-Shui 650East Water 650东水 650 ? ? t East Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green">Nan-Shui 970South Water 970南水 970 ? ? t South Sea Fleet <span style="color:green">Active</span style="color:green">
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