{
  "id": "type-062i",
  "name": "Type 062I Class (Shanghai III Class)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Gunboat",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1988,
  "operators": [
    "CHN",
    "LKA",
    "TLS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 3,
  "summary": "The Type 062I-class gunboat (NATO: Shanghai III class), is the successor of the original Type 062 Shanghai I & II-class gunboats of the People's Liberation Army Navy.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 43,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-062i"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 41,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-062i"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 5.3,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-062i"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "1.8 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-062i"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 170,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-062i"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (full load)"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "2 × Chinese L-12V-180A",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-062i"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Engine power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "4,400 hp",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-062i"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 1210,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-062i"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "1,210 km at 17 knots"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kmh",
      "v": 31,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-062i"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Radars and sonars",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 × Pot Head",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-062i"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Type 76A; 4 × Chinese or Soviet 23mm",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-062i"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Type 76A",
      "role": "Close-In Weapon System (CIWS)",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-062i"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Close-In Weapon System (CIWS)",
        "Caliber": "37mm",
        "Rate of fire": "400 rd/min"
      },
      "qty": "4 x Type 76A Close-In Weapon System (CIWS)"
    },
    {
      "name": "4 × Chinese or Soviet 23mm",
      "role": "Heavy Machine Gun",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-062i"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Heavy Machine Gun",
        "Caliber": "23mm"
      },
      "qty": "4 × Chinese or Soviet 23mm"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Type 062I-class gunboat",
      "text": "The Type 062I-class gunboat (NATO: Shanghai III class), is the successor of the original Type 062 Shanghai I & II-class gunboats of the People's Liberation Army Navy.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-062i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Haizhui-class submarine chaser",
      "text": "The Haizhui-class submarine chaser is based on the Type 062I-class gunboat and entered service in the early 1960s. It was a stopgap measure as a follow on class to Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser before the arrival of the Type 037 submarine chaser in the…",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-062i"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "destroyer",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/type-062i.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-type-062i": {
      "title": "Type 062I Class (Shanghai III Class) Chinese Gunboat",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Type_062I_Class_Shanghai_III_Class_Chinese_Gunboat",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}