Type 632 tanker


Type 632 tanker is a type of naval auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Republic of China Navy. Designed as a type that is capable of transport both water and oil, these ships entered service from 1972 onward. Type 632 tanker has received NATO reporting name as Fulin class. After transferred to reserves, these ships begun to retire in the early 2010s.
Type 632 tankers in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by three-digit number. The second Chinese character is You, meaning oil in Chinese, or Shui, meaning water, because these ships are classified either as oil and water tankers. The first Chinese character denotes which fleet the ship is service with, with East for East Sea Fleet, North for North Sea Fleet, and South for South Sea Fleet. However, the pennant numbers may have changed due to the change of Chinese naval ships naming convention.
TypePennant #BuilderCommissionedStatusFleet
632Bei -Shui 572Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding1972 onwardActiveNorth Sea Fleet
632Bei-You 400Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding1972 onwardActiveNorth Sea Fleet
632Bei-You 562Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding1972 onwardActiveNorth Sea Fleet
632Dong-You 632Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding1972 onwardActiveEast Sea Fleet
632Dong-You 634Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding1972 onwardActiveEast Sea Fleet
632Dong-You 635Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding1972 onwardActiveEast Sea Fleet
632Dong-You 638Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding1972 onwardActiveEast Sea Fleet
632Dong-You 639Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding1972 onwardActiveEast Sea Fleet
632Dong-You 642Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding1972 onwardActiveEast Sea Fleet
632Nan-Shui 970Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding1972 onwardActiveSouth Sea Fleet
632Nan-You 961Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding1972 onwardActiveSouth Sea Fleet
632Nan-You 962Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding1972 onwardActiveSouth Sea Fleet
632Nan-You 963Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding1972 onwardActiveSouth Sea Fleet
632Nan-You 969Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding1972 onwardActiveSouth Sea Fleet