Dusso-class dispatch boat

Dusso class dispatch boat is a class of little known dispatch boat (YFL) built in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).[1]The exact domestic Chinese type designation remain unknown, and this class is identified by its NATO reporting name Dusso class,[1]Dusso class in PLAN service is designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by a two-digit number. The second Chinese character is Jiao (交), short for Jiao-Tong-Ting (交通艇), meaning dispatch boat (ferry) in Chinese, because these ships are classified as dispatch boats. 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 the change of Chinese naval ships naming convention, or when units are transferred to different fleets. As of mid 2010s, only a single unit has been positively identified:[1]

Type NATO designation Pennant No. Name
(English)
Name
(Han 中文)
Commissioned Displacement Fleet Status
Dusso-class dispatch boat (YFL)Dusso classDong-Jiao 65East Traffic 65东交 65 ?? tEast Sea FleetActive
History
PRC
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeDusso class
TypeDispatch boat (YFL)
PropulsionMarine Diesel
Sensors and
processing systems
Navigation radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
None
ArmamentUnarmed
ArmourNone
Aircraft carriedNone
Aviation facilitiesNone

References

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