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'''Swatow-class''' [[fast attack craft]] were a Chinese-made, gun-armed version of the Soviet P-6 class torpedo boats, later renamed the '''Shantou-class'''. <ref name=GS-Swatow>{{citation | '''Swatow-class''' [[fast attack craft]] were a Chinese-made, gun-armed version of the Soviet P-6 class torpedo boats, later renamed the '''Shantou-class'''. <ref name=GS-Swatow>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/shantou-pc-specs.htm | | url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/shantou-pc-specs.htm | ||
| title = Shantou-class fast attack gun craft}}</ref> | | title = Shantou-class fast attack gun craft}}</ref> | ||
They were involved in the [[Gulf of Tonkin incident]]. | |||
==General characteristics== | ==General characteristics== | ||
*Length 83 ft 8 in (25.5 m) overall | *Length 83 ft 8 in (25.5 m) overall | ||
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*Armament | *Armament | ||
**81mm recoilless rifle (some units) | **81mm recoilless rifle (some units) | ||
** 4 37-mm anti-air (2 twin) | ** 4 37-mm anti-air [[autocannon]] (2 twin) | ||
** 2 12.7-mm machine | ** 2 12.7-mm [[machine gun]]s | ||
** 8 depth | ** 8 [[depth charge]]s | ||
** 1 | ** 1 SKIN HEAD navigation/surface search [[radar]] | ||
==References== | |||
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Latest revision as of 01:56, 31 January 2009
Swatow-class fast attack craft were a Chinese-made, gun-armed version of the Soviet P-6 class torpedo boats, later renamed the Shantou-class. [1]
They were involved in the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
General characteristics
- Length 83 ft 8 in (25.5 m) overall
- Displacement 60 tons standard/80 tons full load
- Endurance 500 nm at 28 kts/750 nm at 15 kts
- Speed 28 kts
- Crew 17
- Armament
- 81mm recoilless rifle (some units)
- 4 37-mm anti-air autocannon (2 twin)
- 2 12.7-mm machine guns
- 8 depth charges
- 1 SKIN HEAD navigation/surface search radar