Dajiang
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 The Yongxingdao #506 ship a Dajiang Class Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Hudong SY, Shanghai |
| Operators: |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
| In service: | completed in November 1979 for use[1] |
| In commission: | first ship started construction in 1975[1] |
| Completed: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 10,087 tons full |
| Length: | 512 feet (156 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 MAN Diesels, 9,000 shp (6700 kW), 2 shafts |
| Speed: | surface - 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 308 |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 Z-8 Super Frelon helicopters |
| Aviation facilities: | aft helicopter deck and hangars for 2 Z-8 Super Frelon helicopters |
Dajiang (大江) is a type of naval submarine rescue ship belonging to the People's Republic of China.[2] Each ship is equipped with two Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles (DSRVs). The lead ship of the Dajiang class is the Changxingda.
The Dajiang class submarine ship has three vessels. They are named the
- Changxingdao #121 (built in 1976)
- Chongmingdao #302
- Yongxingdao #506
Each ship has a crew of 308 sailors and is equipped with an aft helicopter deck and hangars for 2 Z-8 Super Frelon helicopters. These large multi role submarine support ship can serve both alongside tender and marine salvage rescue ships and can carry two DSRV's which are handled by a large crane on the fore deck. With a displacement of 10,087 tons full, and a length of 512 1/2 feet, this ship can reach a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h) powered by two MAN diesels producing 9,000 bhp (6700 kW) delivered to the two driveshafts.
The ships were built by Hudong SY, Shanghai.
[edit] Sources
- ^ a b Spiegel. Dajiang Class (Submarine Rescue Ship). Retrieved on 2007-07-13.
- ^ sinodefence.com. Fleet Support Ships. Retrieved on 2007-07-13.
