Type 803 torpedo retriever

History
PRC
Builder	425th Factory
Laid down	1960
Launched	1963
Completed	1963 - 1977
Acquired	1963 - 1977
Commissioned	1963 - 1977
Maiden voyage	1963
In service	1963 onward
General characteristics
Displacement	93.17 long tons (94.67 t)
Length	29.85 m (97 ft 11 in)
Beam	5.98 m (19 ft 7 in)
Draught	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Depth	2.98 m (9 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 × M50-3 marine diesel engines, with 2 shafts
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	228 nmi (422 km; 262 mi)
Armament	25 mm (0.98 in) or 37 mm (1.5 in) guns

Type 803 torpedo retriever is a type of naval auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Construction begun in October 1960 at the 425th Factory of PLAN, and was launched on March 15, 1963. Sea trials begun on May 11, 1963 and the first unit was finally handed over to PLAN on December 24, 1963 at Lüshun . By 1977, a total of six have been complete, including two foreign sales, one for Tanzania, and another for Cambodia.