Tuzhong Class Salvage Tug

This indigenous tug was built by the Shanghai-based Zhonghua Shipyard (now Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard) in the late 1970s for the PLA Navy. It is designated by NATO as the Tuzhong class. The vessel is a large, well-equipped ocean salvage tug. The first-of-class T154 took part in naval task force to the South Pacific to recover the re-entry vehicle of PRC’s first full-range DF-5 ICBM flight test (“Mission 580”).

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Specifications

Displacement: (full load) 3,600t
Dimensions: Length: 84.9m; Beam: 14m; Draft: 5.5m
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 9,000bhp
Speed: Maximum 20 knots
Range: N/A
Crew: ~60

Last update: 23 June 2008