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Port Service Boats

Inspired by the french idea of port service boats, the chinese navy also introduced a "port service boat squadron". Additional to the utility boats there are some special boats for the naval base.

This is the deployment of these craft in a "Port Service Boat Squadron". Type A is deployed at a major naval base, Type B at a minor naval base.

Type A (25 vessels):
2x small utility boat (Utility)
2x small utility boat (personnel)
2x medium utility boat (Utility)
2x medium utility boat (personnel)
2x large utility boat (Utility)
2x large utility boat (personnel)
4x Patrol Craft
2x Mine Diving Tender
3x Bomb Target
2x Underwater-Research
2x small Torpedo Retreiver


Type B (15 vessels):
2x small utility boat (Utility)
2x small utility boat (personnel)
2x medium utility boat (Utility)
2x medium utility boat (personnel)
3x Patrol Craft
2x Mine Diving Tender
2x small Torpedo Retreiver


Type A:
Deployed Navy Bases: Tianjin / Dairen / Tai-pei / Shanghai / Zhanjiang

Type B:
Deployed Navy Bases: Najin / Qingdao / Fuzhou / Kao-hsiung / Guangzhou

Small Utility Boat
Task: The utility boat serve as passenger and/or freight transport between the ships and the harbor.

Displacement: 4 tonnes
Length: 10.6 m overall
Beam: 2.4 m
Draught: 0.58 m full load
Machinery: 1 V6 diesel engine, 60hp, driving one shaft
Speed: 10 knots
Range: 125km
Crew: 2 men
Capacity: 20 men or cargo


medium Utility Boat
Task: The utility boat serve as passenger and/or freight transport between the ships and the harbor.

Displacement: 8.2 tonnes
Length: 11.05 m overall
Beam: 3.1 m
Draught: 0.8 m full load
Machinery: 1 V6 diesel engine, 200hp, driving one shaft
Speed: 12 knots
Range: 125km
Crew: 4 men
Capacity: 30 men or 3500kg cargo


large Utility Boat
Task: The utility boat serve as passenger and/or freight transport between the ships and the harbor.

Displacement: 30 tonnes
Length: 14.9 m overall
Beam: 3.3 m
Draught: 0.6 m full load
Machinery: 2 V6 diesel engine, 260hp, driving one shaft
Speed: 15 knots
Range: 150km
Crew: 6 men
Capacity: 70 men or 10tons cargo

Patrol Craft
Task: To counter sea infiltration

Displacement: 20 tonnes
Length: 15.6 m
Beam: 4.14 m
Draught: 0.7 m
Machinery: 2 V6 diesel engines, 600hp, driving two shafts
Speed: 18.5 knots
Range: 350 km
Crew: 6 men
Armamant: 1 x 12.7mm MG

Mine Diving Tender
Task: To tend divers recovering or disposing of mines (has low magnetic signature)

Displacement: 22 tonnes
Length: 15.4 m
Beam: 4.4 m
Draught: 1.3 m
Machinery: 1 V6 diesel engines, 170hp, driving one shafts
Speed: 10.5 knots
Range: 300 km
Crew: 8 men
Armamant: none

Bomb Target
Task: Aircraft target towing boat

Displacement: 33 tonnes
Length: 16.4 m
Beam: 5.1 m
Draught: 0.7 m
Machinery: 2 V6 diesel engines, 600hp, driving two shafts
Speed: 20.5 knots / 16kn (towing)
Range: 450 km
Crew: 6 men + equipment
Armamant: none

Underwater Research
Task: Underwater testing of ordnance equipment

Displacement: 22 tonnes
Length: 15.3 m
Beam: 4.3 m
Draught: 1.3 m
Machinery: 1 V6 diesel engines, 250hp, driving one shafts
Speed: 15 knots
Range: 220 km
Crew: 8 men + equipment
Armamant: none

small Torpedo Retreiver
Task: to transport and retrieve practice torpedoes

Displacement: 32 tonnes
Length: 19.5 m
Beam: 5.3 m
Draught: 0.9 m
Machinery: 2 V6 diesel engines, 400hp, driving two shafts
Speed: 18.5 knots
Range: 310 km
Crew: 6 men
Capacity: 4 torpedoes