The Tuzhong-class patrol ship (as
designated by NATO)
is a is a
class
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of oceangoing
rescue and salvage ship
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in the
People's Republic of China
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's
China Coast Guard
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Function
The CCG is known to perform mostly ...
(CCG).
Four were built at the
Zhonghua Shipyard, and entered service with the
People's Liberation Army Navy in the late-1970s. In 2009, each of the three fleets had one and the fourth was in reserve. In 2012, three were transferred to
China Marine Surveillance
China Marine Surveillance (CMS; ) was a maritime surveillance agency of China.
Patrol vessels from China Marine Surveillance are commonly deployed to locations in the South China Sea and East China Sea where China has territorial disputes over ...
and from there to the CCG.
The Tuzhongs have a 35-ton capacity towing winch. In PLAN service, ''T 710'' was fitted with a
Type 352 radar
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The People's Republic of China
China, ...
, possibly for cruise missile tests.
Ships of the class
References
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*{{cite book , last=Wertheim , first=Eric , title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems , date=2013 , edition=16 , publisher=Naval Institute Press , location=Annapolis, Maryland , isbn= 978-1591149545
Patrol vessels of the People's Republic of China
Patrol ship classes