History
People's Republic of China
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeDucha class
TypeTugboat
Length30 m (98 ft 5 in)
Sensors and
processing systems		Navigation radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys		None
ArmamentUnarmed
ArmourNone
Aircraft carriedNone
Aviation facilitiesNone

The Ducha-class large harbor tug (YTB) is a very little known naval auxiliary ship/tugboat currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).[1][2][3][4][5] The exact type still remains unknown, but it has received NATO reporting name Ducha class.[2][3][4][5] More than a dozen of this type have been confirmed in active service as of early-2020s, making it one of the most numerous class of tugs in Chinese service.[1] The Ducha class is a design of single deck with three levels of superstructures, with the top level retracted backward from the edge of the bottom two levels.[1]

The Ducha-class tugs in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by three-digit number. The second Chinese character is Tuo (拖), meaning tug in Chinese, because these ships are classified as tugboats. The first Chinese character denotes which fleet the ship is service with, with East (Dong, 东) for East Sea Fleet, North (Bei, 北) for North Sea Fleet, and South (Nan, 南) for South Sea Fleet. However, the pennant numbers are subject to change due to changes of Chinese naval ships naming convention, or when units are transferred to different fleets. Specification:[2][3][4][5]

  • Length: 30 meter
Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)		 Name
(Han 中文)		 Commissioned Displacement Fleet Status
Ducha class large harbor tug (YTB)Ducha classBei-Tuo 624North Tug 624北拖 624 ? ? tNorth Sea FleetActive
Bei-Tuo 625North Tug 625北拖 625 ? ? tNorth Sea FleetActive
Bei-Tuo 626North Tug 626北拖 626 ? ? tNorth Sea FleetActive
Bei-Tuo 627North Tug 627北拖 627 ? ? tNorth Sea FleetActive
Bei-Tuo 629North Tug 629北拖 629 ? ? tNorth Sea FleetActive
Bei-Tuo 718North Tug 718北拖 718 ? ? tNorth Sea FleetActive
Dong-Tuo 871East Tug 871东拖 871 ? ? tEast Sea FleetActive
Dong-Tuo 872East Tug 872东拖 872 ? ? tEast Sea FleetActive
Dong-Tuo 873East Tug 873东拖 873 ? ? tEast Sea FleetActive
Nan-Tuo 169South Tug 169南拖 169 ? ? tSouth Sea FleetActive
Nan-Tuo 170South Tug 170南拖 170 ? ? tSouth Sea FleetActive
Nan-Tuo 173South Tug 173南拖 173 ? ? tSouth Sea FleetActive
Nan-Tuo 178South Tug 178南拖 178 ? ? tSouth Sea FleetActive
Nan-Tuo 179South Tug 179南拖 179 ? ? tSouth Sea FleetActive

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Beituo 625 class tug". Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "PLANS recognition guide 2018". July 16, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "PLANS recognition guide 2019". February 19, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "PLANS recognition guide 2020". February 19, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "PLANS recognition guide 2015". August 7, 2015.
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