Type 206-class gunboat

Class overview
Operators People's Liberation Army Navy
Completed8+
General characteristics
TypeGunboat
Displacement360 tonnes (350 long tons; 400 short tons)
Length58.77 m (192 ft 10 in)
Beam7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
Draft2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Propulsion4 x diesel engines @ 8,800 hp with 4 shafts
Speed30.5 knots (56.5 km/h; 35.1 mph)
Range2,000 mi (3,200 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement57
Sensors and
processing systems
1 × navigational or surface search radar
Armament

The Type 206 class gunboat is a gunboat of the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army Navy.[1][2] Also known as the Huludao class[citation needed], it is a simplified version of the Type 037 class submarine chaser (also known as the Hainan class).[3] Used for patrol duties, it has slightly reduced displacement, but an enlarged superstructure.

Construction

A total of seven of this class were sold to Algeria from 1990 to 1991. At least one unit remained in People's Liberation Army Navy service for training and patrol missions, with unconfirmed reports that the Chinese unit was up-gunned. The specification of the Type 206 class gunboat is generally similar to that of the Type 037 class submarine chaser except for its much lighter armament, making it more suited for patrolling friendly coastal areas.

Designation

Although the Chinese classified this vessel as gunboat, its missions and weaponry were more like those of patrol boats, and due to the drastic reduction of the number of the crew, the living conditions were significantly better. After evaluating the class, the Chinese eventually developed a much smaller 80 ton type harbor security and patrol boat to replace the obsolete and aging Shantou, Beihai, Huangpu and Yulin classes of gunboats performing the patrol duties, thus breaking the long tradition of the People's Liberation Army Navy of having no dedicated patrol boats.

References

  1. ^ Bussert, James; Elleman, Bruce (2011-07-01). People's Liberation Army Navy: Combat System Technology, 1949-2010. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-61251-032-3.
  2. ^ LLC, General Books (May 2010). Gunboats of the People's Liberation Army Navy: Shantou Class Gunboat, Huangpu Class Gunboat, Beihai Class Gunboat, Type 062 Class Gunboat. General Books LLC. ISBN 978-1-157-19865-9.
  3. ^ Yang, Richard H.; Joffe, Ellis; Gelber, Harry; Shambaugh, David L.; Sutter, Robert G. (1993). China's Military: The Pla in 1992/1993. Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies. ISBN 978-0-8133-8787-1.
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