Type 02 torpedo boat

Class overview
NameType 02 Torpedo Boat
BuildersWuhu & Guangzhou shipyards
Operators People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded byP 6-class
Succeeded byType 025
SubclassesType 6702, 7102, 0101
Completed63
General characteristics
TypeTorpedo boat
Displacement62 long tons (63 t)
Length25.05 m (82 ft 2 in)
Beam6.06 m (19 ft 11 in)
Height3.04 m (10 ft 0 in)
Draft1.04 m (3 ft 5 in)
Installed powerInternal combustion engine
Propulsion4 × M-50-1 Diesel engine, 1,200 hp (895 kW)
Speed43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph)
Range600 mi (970 km)
Complement16
Sensors and
processing systems
1 × navigational radar
Armament
  • 2 x 533.4 mm (21.00 in) torpedoes
  • 2 x twin 25 mm (0.98 in) guns

The Type 02 torpedo boat is a family of Chinese torpedo boats developed from the Soviet P 6-class torpedo boat, and these boats have since retired from active service in the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).

Development

In 1954, People's Republic of China (PRC) and former Soviet Union (USSR) reached agreement to allow PRC to license produce Soviet P-6 torpedo boats under the supervision of Soviet technical advisors, with components and blue prints supplied by USSR.[1] In the February 1955, construction of the first boat in China begun at Wuhu Shipyard (芜湖造船厂), the predecessor of the Wuhu Xinlian Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (芜湖新联造船有限公司), where a total of 51 boats were eventually built. Half a year later in August of that same year, construction of the first boat of the second production line begun at Guangzhou Shipyard, where 12 boats were eventually completed.[1]

After completion of 12 boats at Guangzhou shipyard and 12 boats at Wuhu shipyard, USSR encountered difficulty to supply the specialized wood needed, so effort was spent to find domestic Chinese wood as a necessary replacement. From the 25th unit that begun construction in 1957, domestic Chinese wood had been used to successfully replace the imported wood.[1] A total of 63 boats were completed, with 51 by Wuhu Shipyard, 12 by Guangzhou Shipyard.[1] Originally equipped with Type 512 radar, most of boats were eventually had it replaced by Type 351.[1]

Variants

Several variants of Type 02 series torpedo boats have produced, including the following:

  • Type 6602: First 24 units produced in China, differs from the original Soviet P-6 class in lack of the depth charges, because ROCN, the adversary of PLAN, did not have any submarines.[1]
  • Type 02: 25th units onward, with domestic Chinese wood replaced the imported Soviet wood.[1]
  • Type 0101: Derivative of Type 02 as an enlarged wooden-hulled gunboat version, developed under the supervision of Soviet advisor, with displacement increased to 75 tons.[2]
  • Type 6702: Version incorporating the steel hull of Type 0112 gunboat, entering service in December 1969 after 9 months development.[1][3]
  • Type 7102II: Steel hulled Type 02, first entering service in December 1974.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Type 6602/02/6702/7102 torpedo boats". Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  2. ^ "Type 0101 gunboat". Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Type 6702 & 7102II". Retrieved February 4, 2013.
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