Type 910 weapon trials ship explained

Type 910 weapon trials ship (NATO reporting name:Dahua-II class) is a type of very little known auxiliary ship built in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN),^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} and it is a follow-on of earlier Type 909A weapon trials ship, which in turn, is a follow-on of Type 909 weapon trials ship built earlier.^[1] Developed from Type 909A, Type 910 is larger and has longer endurance/range, so it can take longer missions when conducting weapon and sensors trials. Specification: ^[1]

• Length: 129.3 meter
• Beam: 17 meter
• Displacement: 6080 ton
• Endurance: 5000 nautical miles

As of 2022, a total of four ships have been identified: ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Type	NATO designation	Pennant No.	Name (English)	Name (Han 中文)	Commissioned	Displacement	Fleet	Status
Type 910 weapon trials ship (AVM/AGM)	Dahua-II class	893	Zhan Tianyou	詹天佑	2012		All fleets	Active
		894	Li Siguang	李四光	2014		All fleets	Active
		895	Wu Yunduo	吴运铎	2018		All fleets	Active
		896	Huang Weilu	黄纬禄	After 2018		All fleets	Active

Notes and References

1. Web site: Type 910 . Zh-hans . June 15, 2020.
2. Web site: Type 910 weapon trials ship . Zh-hans . May 22, 2017.
3. Web site: Type 910 AVM/AGM . Zh-hant . March 10, 2019.
4. Web site: Type 910 AGM/AVM . . Zh-hans . March 13, 2022.