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Chinese training ship Shichang

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Shichang is a training ship in the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The ship is formally designated as a "defence mobilization vessel" and may be used for helicopter or navigation training, as a container ship, or as a hospital ship. It is the PLAN's first aviation training ship. The NATO reporting name for the type is Daishi-class AXT.

Specifications

TypeTraining Ship
ManufacturerQiuxin Shipyard
Introduced1997
StatusIn service
Length120 m
Speed17.5 kn
Range8,000 nmi
Crew170
Displacement10,160 t

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
China—confirmed

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