Type 062 gunboat
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The Type 062 gunboat is a class of gunboat of the People's Liberation Army Navy first developed and constructed in the 1950s. This unsophisticated class is relatively well-armed for its size and is the most widely built and exported Chinese naval vessel in terms of numbers. A total of 30 were built, initial boats being known as the Shanghai I class and later slightly improved boats being known as the Shanghai II class. 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. Some boats remained in active service well into the early 1990s in the PLA navy and longer in the case of the Korean People's Navy.
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Class overview | |
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Name | Shanghai I & II class |
Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy |
Preceded by | Shantou & Huangpu classes |
Succeeded by | Type 062I (Shanghai III class) |
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In commission | 1950s-1990s |
Completed | 30 (PLAN) |
Retired | 30 (PLAN) |
General characteristics | |
Type | Gunboat |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph) |
Range | 750 nmi (1,390 km) at 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Complement | 36 |
Sensors and processing systems | 1 × navigational or surface search radar |
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