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PLAN hull 803

PLAN hull 803 is recorded as a member of Type 6605 / 6610 / Type 010 T-43-derived minesweeper family in service with People's Liberation Army Navy.

399 in the selected Wikimedia Commons image.
Representative class image: 399U.S. National Archives and Records Administration · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennant803
ClassType 6605 / 6610 / Type 010 T-43-derived minesweeper family
NavyPeople's Liberation Army Navy
CountryChina
Builder / shipyardWuchang/Chinese naval shipbuilding system

What is known about this ship

PLAN hull 803 is recorded as a member of Type 6605 / 6610 / Type 010 T-43-derived minesweeper family in service with People's Liberation Army Navy.

Service history

Later service and final fate have not been confirmed in the sources reviewed for this profile.

Class context: Type 6605 / 6610 / Type 010 T-43-derived minesweeper family

China’s T-43-derived mine-warfare family combined Soviet design transfer, Chinese assembly and progressively localized construction across the Type 6605, Type 6610, South Sea/Southern Plan modification stream and Type 010 designations.

Later service and disposition

Later service and final fate have not been confirmed in the sources reviewed for this profile.

This ship is recorded as a member of Type 6605 / 6610 / Type 010 T-43-derived minesweeper family. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. T 43 CLASS (TYPE 010 / Type 6605, 6610) — minesweepers, ocean ↗GlobalSecurity.org · accessed 2026-09-20
  2. China's Navy: Ships and Aircraft of the People's Republic of China, 1955-2021 ↗Admiralty Trilogy Group · accessed 2026-09-20
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