Type 062 class gunboat
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The Type 062 class gunboat is a class of gunboat
Gunboat
A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...
s of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
's People's Liberation Army Navy
People's Liberation Army Navy
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. Successor to the Shantou class gunboat
Shantou class gunboat
The Shantou class gunboat, was a Chinese built gunboat of the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army Navy. Known in the United States as the "Swatow" class gunboat; it was based on the Soviet P-6 class torpedo boat. The boat is designated as Type 55A...
, it is also known by its NATO reporting name
NATO reporting name
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Shanghai-I and Shanghai-II. The class is larger than its predecessor and is the most widely built and exported Chinese military boat in terms of numbers. This unsophisticated class is relatively well-armed for its size, and with patrol mission as main duty, supplemented by ASW
Anti-submarine warfare
Anti-submarine warfare is a branch of naval warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, or other submarines to find, track and deter, damage or destroy enemy submarines....
missions.
Shanghai class gunboats
The first of the Type 062 family was the Shanghai-I class, with a total of 12 built, some of which remained in active service well into the early 1990s. The Shanghai-I class was slightly smaller than its successor the Shanghai-II class, displacing 125 tons instead of 135 tons, and had a twin Chinese Type 66 57 mm gun mount forward. All other specifications are identical to the Shanghai-II class, which replaced the 57 mm with twin 37 mm gun mounts.Fushun class minesweeper
The Fushun class minesweeper was developed from Shanghai-II class gunboat. This minesweeper version had reduced armament, with minesweeping gear replacing some of the weapons. All other characteristics of this class are identical to the Shanghai-II class, and all of 20 units were transferred to the reserves, subordinated to the naval militia for training purposes, and are being mothballed.Operators
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- Bangladesh NavyBangladesh NavyThe Bangladesh Navy is the naval arm of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. At present the navy is mostly limited to coastal patrolling, however it is implementing an ambitious procurement and expansion program to ensure the security of Bangladesh's maritime boundary...
(Shanghai-II)
- People's Liberation Army NavyPeople's Liberation Army NavyThe People's Liberation Army Navy is the naval branch of the People's Liberation Army , the military of the People's Republic of China. Until the early 1990s, the navy performed a subordinate role to the PLA Land Forces. Since then, it has undergone rapid modernisation...
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo Navy (8 × Shanghai-II, only one of which is operational)
- Egyptian Navy (4 × Shanghai-II)
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(Shanghai-I or -II)
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(Shanghai-II)
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