The Jinyou-class oil tanker is a class of Chinese tanker ship that is in service with People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). A total of three units were built by Japanese Kanashashi Shipyard and entered service with PLAN between 1989 – 1990. These unarmed tankers were upgraded with Chinese radars after delivery, but remain unarmed. One unit was subsequently converted to water tanker (AWT) and remains in active service in mid 2010s,^[1] but it is unclear which one of the three oilers the water tanker was converted from. Specification:^[2]

• Displacement (t): 4800
• Length (m): 99
• Width (m): 31.8
• Draft (m): 5.7
• Speed (kn): 15
• Endurance: 4000 nmi @ 9 kn
• Propulsion: 3000 hp SEMT-Pielstick 8PC2.2L diesel x 1
• Armament: None
• Radar: 1 Type 756 navigational radar
• Crew: 40

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PRC
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Jinyou class
Type	Tanker
Displacement	4,800 long tons (4,900 t)
Length	99 m (324 ft 10 in)
Beam	31.8 m (104 ft 4 in)
Draft	5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	SEMT-Pielstick 8PC2.2L marine diesel engine x 1
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) @ 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement	40
Sensors and processing systems	Navigation radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	None
Armament	None
Aircraft carried	None
Aviation facilities	None

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Oil tanker version originally went into service:

Water tanker version converted from one of the original oilers:^[1]