Type 907A torpedo trial craft is a Chinese torpedo trial craft currently in service with the
People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). After nearly three decades of service, the ship still remains active.
Type 907A is designed by the 708th Institute of
China State Shipbuilding Corporation
The China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) is a Chinese shipbuilding conglomerate.
Description
CSSC is one of the top 10 defence groups in China. It consists of various shipyards, equipment manufacturers, research institutes and shipbu ...
, which is also more commonly known a
China Shipbuilding and Oceanic Engineering Design Academy (中国船舶及海洋工程设计研究) nowadays. A single unit was completed by
Guangxi Guijiang Shipyard in 1987, and named as Kancha (勘查, meaning survey in Chinese) 4. The ship is designed to conduct
torpedo
A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, s ...
and mine trials and support other underwater weaponry tests. Specification:
Type 907A
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*Length (m): 52.4
*Beam (m): 8.2
*Draft (m): 2.9
*Displacement (t): 615
*Speed (kt): 15.5
*Propulsion: two 8300ZC diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-ca ...
s @ 809 kW (1100 hp) each
References
{{Ship classes of the Chinese Navy, state=uncollapsed
Auxiliary ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy
Auxiliary training ship classes