Xiang Yang Hong
Xiang Yang Hong are a class of Chinese oceanographic survey and research ships. These were among China's first ocean survey vessels.
Fleet list
- Xiang Yang Hong 01
- Xiang Yang Hong 03 — built 2016
- Xiang Yang Hong 05
- Xiang Yang Hong 06
- Xiang Yang Hong 09 — built 1978
- Xiang Yang Hong 10
- Xiang Yang Hong 14 — Type 645 oceanographic research ship
- Xiang Yang Hong 16 —
- Xiang Yang Hong 21 — Type 813 spy ship
Xiang Yang Hong 09
The Xiang Yang Hong 09 was the first Chinese ship to take part in distant-water research in the 1970s. 2006 onwards the ship successfully supported submersibles, including supporting the domestic record dive in Mariana Trench.| Number | Length | Displacement | Designer | Builder | Launched | Status |
| Xiang Yang Hong 09 | 112.05 | 4425 | China State Shipbuilding Corporation | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding | 1978 | Active |