Dongbo 22-class barge

Dongbo 22 class barge is a class of little known naval auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).[1] The name of this class is after the first unit commissioned, with the exact type still remains unknown, and a total of three of this class have been confirmed in active service as of mid-2010s.[1]

History
PRC
General characteristics
Class and type:	Dongbo 22
Electronic warfare & decoys:	None
Armament:	Unarmed
Aircraft carried:	None
Aviation facilities:	None

Dongbo 22 class series barges in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by three-digit number. The second Chinese character is Bo (驳), short for Bo-Chuan (驳船), meaning barge in Chinese, because these ships are classified as barges. The first Chinese character denotes which fleet the ship is service with, with East (Dong, 东) for East Sea Fleet, North (Bei, 北) for North Sea Fleet, and South (Nan, 南) for South Sea Fleet. However, the pennant numbers may have changed due to the change of Chinese naval ships naming convention.

Class	Pennant #	Status	Fleet
Dongbo 22 class	Dong-Bo 22	Active	East Sea Fleet
Dongbo 22 class	Dong-Bo 23	Active	East Sea Fleet
Dongbo 22 class	Dong-Bo 24	Active	East Sea Fleet

References

1. "Dongbo 22 class barge". Retrieved 3 August 2015.