The Type 639 (NATO reporting name: Kanhai[1]) is a class of Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) auxiliary ship. The Type 639 is an ocean surveillance ship using a small-waterplane-area twin hull; it is equipped with a tactical towed array sonar for observing submarines. The Type 639A is a hydrographic surveying variant which may retain some submarine surveillance capability; existing or new ships may have been converted.[1]
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Built | 2006-2013[1] |
| Completed | 6 |
| Active | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type 639 |
| Type | Auxiliary ship[2][3] |
| Displacement | 1500 ton[1] |
| Sensors & processing systems | Towed array sonar (Type 639) |
Ships of the class
edit| Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bei Ce 901[2] | By 2018[4] | North Sea Fleet[1] | Active[2] | ||
| Bei Ce 902[2] | By 2018[4] | North Sea Fleet[1] | Active[2] | ||
| Dong Ce 232[2] | By 2018[4] | East Sea Fleet[1] | Active[2] | ||
| Dong Ce 233[2] | By 2015[5] | East Sea Fleet[1] | Active[2] | ||
| Nan Ce 429[2] | By 2015[5] | South Sea Fleet[1] | Active[2] | ||
| Nan Ce 430[2] | By 2015[5] | South Sea Fleet[1] | Active[2] |
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Thorne 2024, p. 14.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "China People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN): 2024 Recognition and Identification Guide". United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence. April 2024.
- ↑ The International Institute for Strategic Studies (2025). The Military Balance 2025. London: Routledge. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-041-04967-8.
- 1 2 3 "China People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) And Maritime Law Enforcement 2018 Recognition And Identification Guide". United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence. July 2018. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 "China People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) And Maritime Law Enforcement (MLE) 2015 Recognition And Identification Guide" (PDF). United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence. February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
Sources
edit- Thorne, Devin (March 2024). "China's T-AGOS The Dongjian Class Ocean Surveillance Ship". China Maritime Report (36). China Maritime Studies Institute.