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The Yongxingdao #506 ship a Dajiang Class Deep Submergence Rescue VehicleClass overview Builders: Hudong SY, Shanghai Operators: 
People's Liberation Army NavyIn 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 ft (156 m) Propulsion: 2 MAN Diesels, 9,000 shp (6,700 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 Type 925 Dajiang (大江) is a type of naval auxiliary ship belonging to the People's Republic of China.[2] Each ship is usually equipped with up to two Type 7103 DSRV class Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles (DSRVs). The lead ship of the Dajiang class is the Changxingda.
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 naval auxiliary ship is the most fexilible type in the Chinese navy, capable of performing a variety of tasks, including serving as submarine rescue ship (ARS), marine salvage rescue ships (ASR), submarine tender (AS), and surface ship's tender. Two Type 7103 DSRVs can be carried during submarine rescue operations and they are handled by a large crane on the fore deck, though usually, only one Type 7103 DSRV is carried while the slot for the second is used for a Type 7103 training submersible, which is used to simulate stranded submarines in training exercises. The handling system of Type 7103 DSRV is also used for Sea Pole class bathyscaphes and Osprey class submersibles. With only slight modifications, Type 925 Dajiang class is capable of supporting all submersibles and Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) in the Chinese inventory, including:
- Mobile diving bell
- QSZ-II submersible
- 8A4 ROUVs
- RECON-IV ROUVs
- 7B8 ROUVs
- Goldfish class ROUVs
- HR-01 ROUV
- HR-02 ROUV
- JH-01 ROUV
- SJT-5 ROUV
- SJT-10 ROUV
- SJT-40 ROUV
- Sea Dragon-I ROUV
- Sea Dragon-II ROUV
- Arctic class ARV
- Explorer AUV
- WZODA AUV
- CR-01 AUV
- CR-01A AUV
- CR-02 AUV
- Intelligent Water class AUV
During the Chinese ICBM test in the early 1980's, one of the Type 925 Dajiang class was converted as missile instrumentation support ship and temporarily renamed as Yuanwang-3 (远望-3) to support the test, and after the conclusion of the test, the unit was converted back to its original role with the name consequently changed back.
With a displacement of 10,087 tons full, and a length of 512½ feet, this ship can reach a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h) powered by two MAN diesels producing 9,000 bhp (6,700 kW) delivered to the two driveshafts. The ships were built by Hudong SY, Shanghai. The Dajiang class submarine ship has three vessels. They are named as follows:
- Changxingdao #121 (built in 1976)
- Chongmingdao #302
- Yongxingdao #506
Sources
- ^ a b Spiegel. "Dajiang Class (Submarine Rescue Ship)". http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/dajiang.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
- ^ sinodefence.com. "Fleet Support Ships". http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/support/default.asp. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
See also
- Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle
- Military of the People's Republic of China
External links
Categories:- Deep diving submarines
- Submarines of the People's Liberation Army Navy
- Auxiliary ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy
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