The Danlin-class cargo ship is a class of Chinese

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that is in service with

People's Liberation Army Navy The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN; ), also known as the People's Navy, Chinese Navy, or PLA Navy, is the maritime service branch of the People's Liberation Army. The PLAN traces its lineage to naval units fighting during the Chinese ...

(PLAN). Danlin-class cargo ships are the armed version of its unarmed sister ship in civilian service, and both entered service between 1960 – 1962. Specifications: *Displacement (t): 1290 *Length (m): 60 *Beam (m): 9 *Draft (m): 4 *Speed (kt): 14 kt *Propulsion: 750 hp Type 6DRN 30/50

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x 1 *Armament: twin 37 mm gun x 1, twin 14.5 mm

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x 2 *Radar: 1 former-USSR Fine Curve or Chinese Type 756 navigational radar *Crew: 35

Dandao class

The Dandao class is the successor of earlier Danlin class, and it is an enlarged version of Danlin class. A total of seven ships were completed and entered service with PLAN in the late 1970s, three of which were built as coastal tanker versions.Dandao class
/ref> Although intended to be succeeded by

Galați-class cargo ship The Galati-class cargo ship (as designated by NATO) is a is a class of cargo ship of the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army Navy. Two were converted in the early-1970s from nine ships built in the 1960s at the Santieral Shipyar ...

, Dandao and Danlin class cargo ships remained active for a long time, serving alongside their successor. Specifications: *Displacement (t): 1600 *Length (m): 65.7 *Beam (m): 12.5 *Draft (m): 4 *Speed (kt): 12 *Propulsion: 1

engine *Armament: twin 37 mm x 4, twin 14.5 mm x 4 *Radar: 1 former-USSR Fine Curve or Chinese Type 756 navigational radar *Crew: 40

References

{{Ship classes of the Chinese Navy, state=uncollapsed Auxiliary transport ship classes Auxiliary ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy