Galați-class cargo ship

The Galați-class cargo ship is a class of cargo ship built at the Galați shipyard in Galați, Romania that entered service with People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in the early 1970s. Intended to replace Dandao-class cargo ship, Galati-class instead serviced alongside its predecessor for a long time before finally retired. Originally intended to be succeeded by Qiongsha-class cargo ship, Galati-class remained in PLAN service alongside its intended successor due to heavy need, before finally retired after decades of service. A total of two ships of Galati-class were delivered to China and both are capable of carrying 3,750 tons of cargo and 250 tons of fuel.[1]

Class overview
Name	Galați class
Builders	Galați shipyard, Galați, Romania
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by	Dandao-class cargo ship
Succeeded by	Qiongsha-class cargo ship
In commission	1970s–
Completed	2
General characteristics [1][2]
Type	Cargo ship
Displacement	5,300 t (5,200 long tons; 5,800 short tons)
Length	100.6 m (330 ft 1 in)
Beam	13.92 m (45 ft 8 in)
Draft	6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	1 × Sulzer 5TADS56 marine diesel engine 1 shaft 2,500 bhp (1,864 kW)
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi)
Complement	50
Sensors and processing systems	2 navigational radars