The Fujian class is a class of naval tankers currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN),[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] and has received NATO reporting name Fujian class.[2] [3] [4] [5] The exact type designation still remains unknown, and a total of twenty of this class have been confirmed in active service as of early-2020s, both in transport oil tanker and water tanker versions.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Fujian-class ships in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by a three-digit number. The second Chinese character is You (油), meaning oil in Chinese, because these ships are classified as oil tankers. 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]
| Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) | Name (Han 中文) | Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fujian-class transport oil tanker (AOT) | Fujian class | Bei-You 400 | North Oil 400 | 北油 400 | ? | North Sea Fleet | Active | |
| Bei-You 561 | North Oil 561 | 北油 561 | ? | North Sea Fleet | Active | |||
| Bei-You 562 | North Oil 562 | 北油 562 | ? | North Sea Fleet | Active | |||
| Bei-You 573 | North Oil 573 | 北油 573 | ? | North Sea Fleet | Active | |||
| Dong-You 630 | East Oil 630 | 东油 630 | ? | East Sea Fleet | Active | |||
| Dong-You 632 | East Oil 632 | 东油 632 | ? | East Sea Fleet | Active | |||
| Dong-You 634 | East Oil 634 | 东油 634 | ? | East Sea Fleet | Active | |||
| Dong-You 635 | East Oil 635 | 东油 635 | ? | East Sea Fleet | Active | |||
| Dong-You 638 | East Oil 638 | 东油 638 | ? | East Sea Fleet | Active | |||
| Dong-You 639 | East Oil 639 | 东油 639 | ? | East Sea Fleet | Active | |||
| Dong-You 650 | East Oil 650 | 东油 650 | ? | East Sea Fleet | Active | |||
| Nan-You 954 | South Oil 954 | 南油 954 | ? | South Sea Fleet | Active | |||
| Nan-You 962 | South Oil 962 | 南油 962 | ? | South Sea Fleet | Active | |||
| Nan-You 965 | South Oil 965 | 南油 965 | ? | South Sea Fleet | Active | |||
| Nan-You 969 | South Oil 969 | 南油 969 | ? | South Sea Fleet | Active | |||
| Nan-You 970 | South Oil 970 | 南油 970 | ? | South Sea Fleet | Active | |||
| Fujian-class water tanker (AWT) | Bei-Shui 566 | North Water 566 | 北水 566 | ? | North Sea Fleet | Active | ||
| Bei-Shui 581 | North Water 581 | 北水 581 | ? | North Sea Fleet | Active | |||
| Dong-Shui 650 | East Water 650 | 东水 650 | ? | East Sea Fleet | Active | |||
| Nan-Shui 970 | South Water 970 | 南水 970 | ? | South Sea Fleet | Active |
