Xiang Yang Hong () are a class of Chinese oceanographic survey and research ships. These were among China's first ocean survey vessels.
Fleet list
Xiang Yang Hong 01 Xiang Yang Hong 03 — built 2016 Xiang Yang Hong 05 Xiang Yang Hong 06 Xiang Yang Hong 09 — built 1978 Xiang Yang Hong 10 Xiang Yang Hong 14 — Type 645 oceanographic research ship Xiang Yang Hong 16 — Xiang Yang Hong 21 — Type 813 spy ship
Xiang Yang Hong 01
Xiang Yang Hong 09 The Xiang Yang Hong 09 was the first Chinese ship to take part in distant-water research in the 1970s. 2006 onwards the ship successfully supported submersibles, including supporting the domestic record dive in Mariana Trench. NumberLength (m)Displacement (t)DesignerBuilderLaunchedStatusXiang Yang Hong 09112.054425China State Shipbuilding CorporationHudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding1978Active
In popular culture The second book of Ian Douglas's Star Carrier contained a reference to a Chinese ship named Xiang Yang Hong which had used nuclear warheads to alter the course of an asteroid.
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