SHANGHAI-CLASS PIF CHINA
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Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP78T05929A001400040004-8
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RIPPUB
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T
Document Page Count:
5
Document Creation Date:
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date:
November 28, 2006
Sequence Number:
4
Case Number:
Publication Date:
February 15, 1966
Content Type:
REPORT
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SHANGHAI-CLASS PTF
CHINA
1. SIGNIFICANCE: THE IDENTIFICATION OF 31 SHANGHAI-CLASS PTF UNDER
CONSTRUCTION AT LU-TA SHIPYARD SUGGESTS THAT THE CHINESE COMMUNISTS HAVE
GIVEN HIGH PRIORITY TO THE PROBLEM OF PATROLLING CHINA'S EXTENSIVE COAST-
LINE AND ESTUARIES.
2. LOCATION:
A. PRODUCTION FACILITIES:
1. SHANG-HAI SHIPYARD EAST (INTERNATIONAL DOCKYARD)
EAST BANK OF HUANG-PU CHIANG (RIVER) AT 3115N - 12132E.
2. LU-TA SHIPYARD
ON KOREA BAY AT EASTERN EDGE OF LU-TA AT 3855N - 12138E.
B. DEPLOYMENT:
1. CHO-DO NAVAL BASE
NORTHEAST EDGE OF CHO-DO (ISLAND), NORTH KOREA, AT 3832N - 121+52E.
2. CHING-TAO MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT BASE
SOUTH EDGE OF CHING-TAO AT 3603N - 12019E.
3. SAN-TU-AO NAVAL BASE
SOUTH EDGE OF SAN-TU-AO AT 2638N - 11941E.
4+. SAN-SHA WAN NAVAL BASE
ON SAN-SHA WAN (BAY) AT 2632N - 119)5E.
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5. SHAN-TOU NAVAL BASE
SOUTH EDGE OF SHAN-TOU AT 2321N - 11640E.
6. HUANG-PU NAVAL BASE AND SHIPYARD
HUANG-PU TAO (ISLAND), 9 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KUANG-CHOU AT
2305N - 11325E.
7. HAI-KOU NAVAL BASE
4 NM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HAI-KOU AT 2001N - 11016E.
8. YU-LIN NAVAL BASE
SOUTHEAST EDGE OF YU-LIN AT 1813N - 10931E.
3. FIRST IDENTIFICATION:
SHANGHAI-CLASS PTF PRODUCTION AT THE SHANG-HAI SHIPYARD EAST.
FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF SHANGHAI-
CLASS PTF PRODUCTION AT THE LU-TA SHIPYARD.
4. NEGATION DATE:
DIMENSIONS
SPECIFICATIONS:
LENGTH
BEAM
SPEED (MAXIMUM)
28 KNOTS
MAIN BATTERY CONSISTS OF EITHER 2 DUAL 37 MM MOUNTS OR
ONE 57 MM AND ONE DUAL 37 MM MOUNT.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid
only for the reporting period as indicated by the datr-
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SECONDARY BATTERY CONSISTS OF EITHER TWO DUAL 12.7
MM MOUNTS OR ONE DUAL TRAINABLE TORPEDO LAUNCHER.
CHRONOLOGY:
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THE INCREASE IN SHANGHAI-CLASS PTF PRODUCTION (ESTIMATED AT 15 UNITS PER
YEAR) SUGGESTS THAT THE CHINESE COMMUNISTS HAVE ACQUIRED A DESIGN CAPABILITY
ADEQUATE FOR COASTAL DEFENSE. THE COMBAT CAPABILITY OF THIS PATROL CRAFT
HAS BEEN PROVED IN SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL ENCOUNTERS WITH CHINAT NAVAL UNITS.
A. PRODUCTION FACILITIES:
1. SHANG-HAI SHIPYARD EAST (INTERNATIONAL DOCKYARD)
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Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid
only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of i
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-- FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF SHANGHAI-
CLASS PTF PRODUCTION. FOUR SHANGHAI-CLASS PTF OBSERVED
UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
2. LU-TA SHIPYARD
a.
-- FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF SHANGHAI-
CLASS PTF PRODUCTION' AT LU-TA. THREE SHANGHAI-CLASS PTF
OBSERVED UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
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SCALE PRODUCTION OF SHANGHAI-CLASS PTF. THIRTY-ONE SHANGHAI-
CLASS PTF OBSERVED UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND FIVE FITTING OUT.
B. SHANGHAI-CLASS FAST PATROL BOATS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AS FAR NORTH AS CHO-
DO, NORTH KOREA AND AS FAR SOUTH AS YU-LIN, CHINA.
1. CHO-DO NAVAL BASE
a. I 1? 3 SHANGHAI-CLASS PTF.
2. CHING-TAO MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT BASE
a.
3. SAN-TU-AO NAVAL BASE
a.
4. SAN-SHA WAN NAVAL BASE
a.
5. SHAN-TOU NAVAL BASE
- 2 SHANGHAI-CLASS PTF.
]-- 3 SHANGHAI-CLASS PTF.
2 SHANGHAI-CLASS PTF.
-- 5 SHANGHAI-CLASS PTF.
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6. HUANG-PU NAVAL BASE AND SHIPYARD
a. I
-- 1 SHANGHAI-CLASS PTF.
2 SHANGHAI-CLASS PTF
8. YU-LIN NAVAL BASE
a. -- 2 PROBABLE SHANGHAI-CLASS
PTF.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid
only for the reporting period as indicated by the dot