Type 272 icebreaker

Class overview
Operators People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded byType 210 icebreaker
Built2013–2016
In service2016–Present
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics
TypeIcebreaker
Displacement4,860 tonnes (4,780 long tons; 5,360 short tons)
Length103.1 m (338 ft 3 in)
Beam18.4 m (60 ft 4 in)
Installed powerDiesel engines
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range7,000 nmi (13,000 km)

Type 272 icebreaker is the third generation icebreaker indigenously developed by China for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) to replace its predecessor Type 210 icebreaker, and Type 272 has received NATO reporting name Yanrao class.[1][2][3]

Type 272 icebreaker is the improvement over earlier Type 210 icebreaker and it is larger than its predecessor.[4] The pennant number of the first unit of Type 272 consists of two Chinese character Hai-bing (海冰, meaning Sea Ice in Chinese), followed by a three digit number, and this pennant number is the same pennant number used by a first generation Chinese icebreaker Type 071 that retired in June 2013, five months before the start of the construction of the first unit of this first unit of Type 272 icebreaker in November 2013.[4] Type 272 has more advanced design features in comparison to earlier Chinese icebreakers, such as the incorporation of multifunction displays,[4] and it can withstand wind scale of 12 when sailing.[4] Type 272 is capable of carrying a large helicopter of Changhe Z-8 class,[5] and the second unit is built by PLAN Plant No. 4180, which is also commonly known as Southern Liaoning Shipyard (辽南造船厂).[5]

Type Pennant # Laid down Launched Commissioned Status Fleet
272 Haibing 722 November 2013 March 2015 January 1, 2016 Active North Sea Fleet
272 Haibing 723 July 2015 March 17, 2016 Active North Sea Fleet

References

  1. ^ "PLANS recognition guide 2018". July 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "PLANS recognition guide 2019". February 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "PLANS recognition guide 2020". February 19, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Type 272 icebreaker". m.news.cntv.cn. China Network Television. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "2nd Type 272 icebreaker". Retrieved March 22, 2016.
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