Yanding-class transport

Class overview
Builders	Wuchang Shipyard
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Danlin-class cargo ship
Built	1954 - 1956
In commission	1957
Planned	4
Building	4
Completed	4
Active	0
Retired	4
Scrapped	4
General characteristics
Class and type	Yanding class
Type	Transport (AP)
Displacement	275 long tons (279 t)
Length	31.5 m (103 ft)
Beam	7 m (23 ft)
Draught	2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Propulsion	300 hp (220 kW)
Speed	10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h)
Range	3800 nm
Complement	18
Armament	Two 14.5 mm machine guns (I x 2)

Yanding-class transport (AP) is the first transport built in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). A total of 4 ships were completed by Wuchang Shipyard, and all of them were based on fishing trawlers. Powered by a 3D12 diesel engine, all 4 ships served in the East Sea Fleet, and although its successor Danlin-class cargo ship has entered service in the early 1960s, Yanding class ships remained in service until they were finally retired by 1989.

Name (English)	Name (Han 中文)	Displacement (t)	Commissioned	Status
Dong-Yun 456	东运 456	275	1957	Retired
Dong-Yun 520	东运 520	275	1957	Retired
Dong-Yun 523	东运 523	275	1957	Retired
Dong-Yun 666	东运 666	275	1957	Retired