Zhaotou-class patrol cutter

Class overview
Name	Zhaotou-class patrol cutter
Builders	Jiangnan Shipyard
Operators	China Coast Guard
In service	2015–present
In commission	2015–2017
Planned	2
Completed	2
Active	2
General characteristics
Type	Large patrol vessel
Displacement	10,000 tons (empty); 12,000 tons (full displacement);
Length	165 m (541 ft 4 in)
Beam	Over 20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	MAN high-power diesel engine (speculated)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	15,000 nmi (28,000 km; 17,000 mi) (estimated)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	Several boats
Armament	H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun; 2 x 30 mm secondary guns; 2 x anti-aircraft machine guns;
Aircraft carried	2 x Z-8 helicopters
Aviation facilities	Hangar facility

The Zhaotou class is a NATO reporting name of the ship class of patrol vessels of the China Coast Guard. It is the largest armed coast guard cutter in the world, surpassing the previous record holder, the Japanese Shikishima class.^[1]

^ Martinson, Ryan D. (3 July 2015). "East Asian Security in the Age of the Chinese Mega-Cutter". CIMSEC. Retrieved 25 February 2021.