Dongdao-class reefer ship

Dongdao (东岛, meaning East Island) class reefer ship is a class of naval auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), and at least three units were completed and entered service with PLAN from 1960 thru 1962.[1] This class can carry between seven hundred to eight hundred tons of frozen cargo.[1]

History
PRC
Name:	Dongdao
Namesake:	East Island
Completed:	1960 - 1962
Acquired:	1960 - 1962
Commissioned:	1960 - 1962
Maiden voyage:	1960
In service:	1960 onward
Fate:	In reserve
Status:	Being retired
General characteristics
Displacement:	1,600 long tons (1,600 t)
Length:	65.7 m (215 ft 7 in)
Beam:	12.5 m (41 ft 0 in)
Draught:	4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Propulsion:	1 × marine diesel engine
Speed:	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement:	40
Armament:	Four 37 mm (1.5 in) guns and four 14.5 mm (0.57 in) machine guns

Dongdao class ships in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by three-digit number. The second Chinese character is Leng (冷), meaning cold in Chinese, because these ships are classified as refrigerator ship. 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.[1] However, the pennant numbers may have changed due to the change of Chinese naval ships naming convention.

Class	Pennant #	Commissioned	Status	Fleet
Dongdao	Bei-Leng 201	1960 -1962	Active	North Sea Fleet
Dongdao	Bei-Leng 599	1960 - 1962	Active	North Sea Fleet
Dongdao	Dong-Leng 791	1960 - 1962	Active	East Sea Fleet

References

1. "Dongdao class AF". Retrieved April 3, 2013.