Ming Type 035
Two units, 361 and one other unidentified boat, suffered severe propulsion casualties and are unlikely to return to service. One source reports as few as 14 Ming-class in service in 2013. IISS reports 11 Mings in service as of 2017.
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| # | Pennant | Builder | Fleet | Launch | Complete | Stricken* | Notes | ||
| Ming (Type ES5C/D) | |||||||||
| 1 | Wuchang | Jul 1971 | Apr 1974 | scrapped | |||||
| 2 | 232 | Jiangnan | Nov 1974 | 1975 | scrapped | ||||
| 3 | 233 | Wuchang | East | 1979 | scrapped | ||||
| Ming Mod (Type ES5E) | |||||||||
| 1 | 342 | Wuchang | North | 1987 | 2013: 14 in service | ||||
| 2 | 352 | Wuchang | North | 1988 | 2013: 14 in service | ||||
| 3 | 353 | Wuchang | North | 1989 | 2013: 14 in service | ||||
| 4 | 354 | Wuchang | North | 1990 | 2015 | 2017: 11 in service | |||
| 5 | 356 | Wuchang | North | 1991 | 2016 | 2017: 11 in service | |||
| 6 | 357 | Wuchang | North | 1992 | 2017 | 2017: 11 in service | |||
| 7 | 358 | Wuchang | North | 1993 | 2018 | ||||
| 8 | 359 | Wuchang | North | 1994 | 2019 | ||||
| 9 | 360 | Wuchang | North | 1995 | 2020 | ||||
| 10 | 361 | Wuchang | North | 1995 | 2003 | Accident | |||
| 11 | 362 | Wuchang | North | 1996 | 2021 | ||||
| 12 | 363 | Wuchang | North | May 1996 | 1996 | 2021 | |||
| Ming Mod-II Type 035G (ES5F?) | |||||||||
| 1 | 305 | Wuchang | South | Jun 1997 | 1998 | 2023 | |||
| 2 | 306 | Wuchang | South | Sept 1997 | 1998 | 2023 | |||
| 3 | 307 | Wuchang | South | May 1998 | 1999 | 2024 | |||
| 4 | 308 | Wuchang | South | Oct 1998 | 1999 | 2024 | |||
| 5 | 309 | Wuchang | South | Dec 1999 | 2000 | 2025 | |||
| 6 | 310 | Wuchang | South | Jun 2000 | 2001 | 2026 | |||
* assumes a 25 year service life
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