June 7, 2015

Chinese Navy Type 636A sea survey vessel - Zhu Kezhen












The Type 636 and its successor Type 636A hydrographic survey ships are Chinese survey vessels currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy and Chinese Coast Guard.

Type 636 hydrographic survey ship and its successor Type 636A are both designed by of the 708th Institute of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), which is also more commonly known as China Shipbuilding and Oceanic Engineering Design Academy (中国船舶及海洋工程设计研究) nowadays. Special attention was given to vibration reduction measures and the internal noise generated by the ship itself was much lower than other ships of similar size. The ship was built by Wuhu Shipyard and entered service in August 1998. On November 16, 2011, it was transferred to Chinese Coast Guard. Specification:


  • Length (m): 129.28
  • Beam (m): 17
  • Depth (m): 8.1
  • Cruise speed (kn): 15
  • Top speed (kn): 17.5
  • Endurance (day): 60
  • Range (nmi): 15000 @ 15 kn
  • Displacement (t): 5883
  • Crew: 134

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