Dukou-class dispatch boat explained
The
Dukou class is a class of little known
dispatch boat (
YFL) built in the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the
People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).
[1] The exact domestic Chinese type designation remain unknown, and this class is identified by its
NATO reporting name Dukou class,
[1] or 渡口 in Chinese, meaning Crossing Wharf. The Dukou class in PLAN service is designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by a two-digit number. The second Chinese character is Jiao (交), short for Jiao-Tong-Ting (交通艇), meaning dispatch boat (
ferry) in Chinese, because these ships are classified as dispatch boats. 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 the change of Chinese naval ships naming convention, or when units are transferred to different fleets. As of mid 2010s, a total of five ships have been identified:
[1] [2] | Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name
(English) | Name
(Han 中文) | Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
|---|
| Dukou-class dispatch boat (YFL) | Dukou class | Bei-Jiao 90 | North Traffic 90 | 北交90 | ? | ? t | North Sea Fleet | Active |
| Dong-Jiao 87 | East Traffic 87 | 东交87 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
| Dong-Jiao 88 | East Traffic 88 | 东交88 | ? | ? t | East Sea Fleet | Active |
| Nan-Jiao 85 | South Traffic 85 | 南交85 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active |
| Nan-Jiao 86 | South Traffic 86 | 南交86 | ? | ? t | South Sea Fleet | Active | |
Notes and References
- Web site: PLANS recognition guide 2015. August 7, 2015.
- Web site: Chinese navy Dukou class YFL . Zh-hans . February 19, 2022.
