The Jinyou-class oil tanker is a class of Chinese

tanker ship A tanker (or tank ship or tankship) is a ship designed to transport or store liquids or gases in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and gas carrier. Tankers also carry commodities such as vegetable oils, ...

that is in service with People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). A total of three units were built by Japanese Kanashashi Shipyard and entered service with PLAN between 1989 – 1990. These unarmed tankers were upgraded with Chinese radars after delivery, but remain unarmed. One unit was subsequently converted to water tanker (AWT) and remains in active service in mid 2010s, but it is unclear which one of the three oilers the water tanker was converted from. Specification:Jinyou class
/ref> *Displacement ( t): 4800 *Length (m): 99 *Width (m): 31.8 *Draft (m): 5.7 *Speed (kn): 15 *Endurance: 4000 nmi @ 9 kn *Propulsion: 3000 hp SEMT-Pielstick 8PC2.2L

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x 1 *Armament: None *Radar: 1 Type 756 navigational radar *Crew: 40 Oil tanker version originally went into service: Water tanker version converted from one of the original oilers:

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