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Type 701 roll-on/roll-off ship

Auxiliary Shipconfirmed

Type 701 roll-on/roll-off ship is a type of little known auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and a total of two units of this class have been confirmed in service as of mid-2010s. It’s worth to note that these ships belong to the People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF), instead of People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Built by the PLA Factory # 7814, also more commonly known as Dalian Songliao Shipyard (大连松辽船厂) that is under the direct control of Department of Equipment of Shenyang Military Region, these ships were originally called Integrated Training Ships when the order was first placed in 2011, but when the first unit was handed over to PLA, the classification was corrected to the much more accurate roll-on/roll-off ships.

Specifications

TypeAuxiliary Ship
ManufacturerSongliao Shipyard
Introduced2013
StatusIn service
Displacement3,500 t
Main armamentTwo twin 14.5 mm machine guns

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
China2confirmed

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