Type 22 missile boat
Ship class in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Type 22 (NATO designation: Houbei class)[5] missile boat is a ship class in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. The first boat was launched in April 2004 by the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard at Shanghai. The boats incorporate stealth features and are based on Australian-designed wave-piercing catamaran hulls that are more stable than other fast missile craft in high sea conditions.[6] 82 of these missile boats are currently in service with three flotillas having been produced over a span of seven years,[2] operating in squadrons of eight vessels each.[7]
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Name | Type 22 |
Builders | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai |
Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy |
Preceded by | Type 037-II-class missile boat & C 14-class missile boat |
Cost | Estimates vary from $14.5 million[1] over $40 million[2] up to $50 million per boat[3] |
Built | 2004–present |
In commission | 2004–present |
Completed | 82 |
Active | 82 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 220 long tons (224 t) full load |
Length | 42.6 m (139 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 12.2 m (40 ft 0 in) |
Draught | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Decks | 1 |
Propulsion | 2 diesel engines @ 6,865 hp (5,119 kW) with 4 waterjet propulsors by MARI |
Speed | 42 knots (78 km/h; 48 mph) |
Complement | 12[4] |
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Notes | Details remain speculative |
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