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Tuzhong-class patrol ship

Class overview
Operators	China Coast Guard
In service	c. 1980 - ?[1]
Completed	4[1]
Active	3[2]
General characteristics
Type	Patrol, rescue and salvage ship
Displacement	3,658 tonnes (3,600 long tons; 4,032 short tons) (full)[3]
Length	84.9 metres (279 ft)[3]
Beam	14 metres (46 ft)[3]
Draught	5.5 metres (18 ft)[3]
Propulsion	2 x Type 9 ESDZ 43/82B diesel engines;[1] 2 shafts[1] Total output: 9,000 bhp (6,700 kW)[1]
Speed	18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)[3]
Crew	60[1]
Sensors and processing systems	Fin Curve navigation radar[1]

The Tuzhong-class patrol ship (asdesignated by NATO)^[2] is a class of oceangoing rescue and salvage ship^[3][1] in the People's Republic of China's China Coast Guard (CCG).^[2] Four were built at the Zhonghua Shipyard, and entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy in the late-1970s.^[1] In 2009, each of the three fleets had one and the fourth was in reserve.^[4] In 2012, three were transferred to China Marine Surveillance and from there to the CCG.^[3]

The Tuzhongs have a 35-ton capacity towing winch.^[3][1] In PLAN service, T 710 was fitted with a Type 352 radar, possibly for cruise missile tests.^[4][1]

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