Type 626 tanker


Type 626 tanker is a type of naval auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Republic of China Navy. Designed as a type that is capable of transport both water and oil, these ships entered service between 1964 – 1970. Type 626 tanker has received NATO reporting name as Fuzhou class, after the Chinese city Fuzhou. After transferred to reserves, these ships begun to retire in the early 2010s.
Type 626 tankers in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by three-digit number. The second Chinese character is You, meaning oil in Chinese, or Shui, meaning water, because these ships are classified either as oil and water tankers. The first Chinese character denotes which fleet the ship is service with, with East for East Sea Fleet, North for North Sea Fleet, and South for South Sea Fleet. However, the pennant numbers may have changed due to the change of Chinese naval ships naming convention.
TypePennant #BuilderCommissionedStatusFleet
626Bei -You 560Guangzhou Shipyard1964 - 1970ActiveNorth Sea Fleet
626Bei-You 563Guangzhou Shipyard1964 - 1970ActiveNorth Sea Fleet
626Bei-You 573Guangzhou Shipyard1964 - 1970ActiveNorth Sea Fleet
626Dong-Shui 643Guangzhou Shipyard1964 - 1970ActiveEast Sea Fleet
626Dong-Shui 644Guangzhou Shipyard1964 - 1970ActiveEast Sea Fleet
626Dong-You 606Guangzhou Shipyard1964 - 1970ActiveEast Sea Fleet
626Dong-You 626Guangzhou Shipyard1964 - 1970ActiveEast Sea Fleet
626Dong-You 629Guangzhou Shipyard1964 - 1970ActiveEast Sea Fleet
626Nan-Shui 938Guangzhou Shipyard1964 - 1970ActiveSouth Sea Fleet
626Nan-You 940Guangzhou Shipyard1964 - 1970ActiveSouth Sea Fleet
626Nan-You 941Guangzhou Shipyard1964 - 1970ActiveSouth Sea Fleet