400 ton-class ammunition ship
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400-ton class [[ammunition ship]] is a class of naval [[auxiliary ship]] currently in service with the [[People's Liberation Army Navy]] (PLAN). The exact type of this class remain unknown as of 2015, because no official information has been released, despite the ships have already been in service around a decade. 400-ton class is the most commonly referred term when describe these ships <ref name=Ship>{{cite web| url=http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2248655005?pn=8 | title=400-t class AE | accessdate=April 3, 2013 }}</ref> 400-ton class ammo ship in PLAN service is designated by a combination of an alphabet followed by three-digit number. The alphabet is Y, the abbreviation of Yun, which is the for Chinese character (运), meaning transport.<ref name=Ship/> However, the pennant number may have changed due to the change of Chinese naval ships naming convention.
Type 400-ton class ammo ship is the result of the need of a replenishment ship that can supply ammo at the sea, because the first generation Chinese replenishment oiler [[Type 905 replenishment tanker|Type 905 Fuqing class]] lacked of the capability to supply ammunition,<ref>[http://news.qq.com/a/20090213/000624_1.htm AOR Limitation]</ref> so ammo ships are needed to work in conjunction with Type 905 and other replenishment oilers. However, the small size of the 400-ton class limits it to the coastal waters, so in order to supply fleets much further out in the ocean, larger [[ammunition ship]]s such as [[Type 072-class landing ship#Yantai class|Yantai class]] were needed by the surface combatants. As a result, only a single unit of Type 400-ton class ammo ship was built.
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| 400-ton class
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[[Category:Auxiliary ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy]]