CHINESE NAVAL AUXILIARY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00913A000300100001-5
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 15
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 19, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 1, 1980
• Content Type: REPORT

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CHINESE NAVAL AUXILIARY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS (S)
INTRODUCTION
1. (TSR) This report presents an imagery-derived analysis of nine naval auxiliary construction
programs in China from March 1972 through February 1980 (Figure 1). The vessels constructed during
this period include two large auxiliary classes: the Fuging (Fu-Ching) AOR (replenishment oiler) and the
Dajiang (Ta-kung) AS (submarine tender). Seven additional classes were constructed during the period,
including: the Dazhou (Ta-Chou) ASL (small submarine tender); the Youdian (Yutien) ARC (cable-laying
repair ship); the Duchong (Tu-Chung) ATR (ocean rescue tug); two AOTL (transport oilers), the Shengli
(Shengli) and the Fulin (Fu-lin); the Dandao (Tan-tao) AF (refrigerated stores ship); and the Hujin ATA
(auxiliary ocean tug).
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FIGURE 1. LOCATIONS OF NAVAL AUXILIARY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS IN CHINA
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Table 1.
Chinese Naval Auxiliary Construction Programs
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Ship Name, Type, LOA,
Shipyards
Start of
Number
Production
Beam
Production
of Units
Status
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Fuging-class AOR
Luda-Dairen
Unit I, Sep 76
Program is
(Replenishment oiler)
Unit 2, Nov & Dec 78
3
prob complete
164m (LOA)
Unit 3, Feb & Mar 79
with 3 units
(heam)
Unit 2 launched Mar & Apr 79;
Unit 3 launched Aug & Sep 79;
variations in aft superstructure
and stack exist between unit 1
and units 2 & 3, indicating units
2 and 3 may have different
engineering spaces; stack on
Units 2 and 3 is farther forward
Dajiang-class AS Shanghai- Unit I, Feb-Sep 76 No additional May employ DSRV for submarine
(submarine support ship) Jiangnan Unit 2 3 units evident rescue
156m (LOA), Unit 3. Jan 79 (Unit 3
outfitting;
almost
complete as
of Feb 80
3 Dazhuu-class ASL
Guangzhou-
Jul-Sep 76
2
Production
(small submarine tender)
Donglong
stopped at
2 units
4 Youdian-class ARC
Shanghai-
Jul 75
4
Additional
Unit I completed by Apr 77;
(cable-laving/repair ship)
Zhonghua;
construction
Unit 2 completed by Oct 77;
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Shanghai-
posy
Units 3 and unit 4 completed
Dongfanghong
by Dec 79;
Units I and 2 were built at
Zhonghua;
Units 2 and 3 at Dongfanghong;
Unit 3 was apparently outfitted
at Zhonghua
Duchong-class ATR
(ocean rescue tug)
Shanghai- 3 Additional units
Zonghua Nov 75- (at least; may be built
Jan 76 2 addi-
tional out-
fitting)
6 Shengli-class AOTL Shanghai-
(lransport oiler) Hotong
7 Futon-class AOTL Shanghai-
(small transport oiler) Hotong
9 Hujiu-class ATA
(aux ocean [ug)
61m (LOA), I Im (beam)
Ju176 17 Construction
(4 naval & continuing
13 civil-
ian)
Mar 72 As many Construction After completion of last 3 units
as 30 terminated in Sep 76, Shengli production
(6 naval, by Sep 76 was begun
at least)
Jul-Aug 79 At least 7 Additional units At least 2 of these units are
(3 Naval) may be built civilian vessels
Ocl 76 24 Production of
(10 naval; these vessels
2 naval is continuing
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