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PLAN Type 62 Shanghai Class Coastal Defense Boat
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PLAN Type 62 Coastal Defense Boat
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LATER VARIANTS:
The mass production model WAS the radar-equipped 0111C with augmented with some damage control improvements. A total of were 216 produced in a number of shipyards. The production of the 0111D model started in February 1965 with a pair of more powerful 1300 horse power diesel engines in place of the short service life V-12 Type 180 engines, a total of 26 examples were built before switching to a slice modified 0111DII, or 0111DM as it was known for a period of time. With 59 examples of 0111DII, the production run of 0111D stood at 85 boats in total.
Three 0111C were used as prototypes for a new gasoline engine; the 0111R model which never entered production.
As the requirement of PLAN continued to evolve, so did the Type 62. To counter submarine threats in the coastal shallow water in the 1970s a new anti-submarine model was introduced into production. Model 0111s had a Stag Ear, hull-mounted, high frequency, active search sonar with three five-tubes RBU 1200 anti-submarine mortars.
The Anti-submarine Type 62 variant.
The first 0111s was built in early 1972 and completed test trials by the end of the same year. A total of 27 examples of were produced.
Type 62-1:
Displacement, tons: 170 full load
Dimensions, feet (meters): 134.5 × 17.4 × 5.9 (41 × 5.3 × 1.8)
Based on demand from the South Sea Fleet, PLAN decided to implement a much-improved 0111S model with the focus on improving crew comforts. The new Type 62-1 model had air conditioning, a larger fresh water tank, stabilizer fins, and much reduced engine noise. It entered service in 1985. The overall weight was increased to 170 tons.
During the 1980 orders for the Type 62 decreased dramatically from the PLAN, however the basic design continued to serve with other government agencies. Type 62-1-0111E were border patrol boats with twin 25mm cannons replaced by a single 14.5mm machine gun and the Type 62-1-011F model anti-smuggler boats were equipped with a small crane for the launch and recovery of speed boats with additional weapon deleted.
The Type 62 Civilian Law Enforcement variant.
Sales:
According to Janes, Type 62’s export customers as follows:
Type 62:
Vietnam 8 in May 1966
Tanzania 7 in 1970-71
Guinea 2 in 1977
Albania 6
Bangladesh 8 in 1980-82
Congo 3
Egypt 4 in 1984
Sri Lanka 3 in 1991
Tanzania 2 in 1992.
Sales of Type 62-1:
Type 62-1:
Tunisia 3 in 1994
Sri Lanka 3 in 1995, 3 in May 1996, 3 in August 1998.
Bangladesh 1 in 1996
Sierra Leone 1 in 1997
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