[b]Yuan Wang 2[/b]
Peoples Republic of China
Commissioned 1979
A Maritime aerospace survey vessel, 1 of two working in the Pacific Ocean.
Yuan Wang means "Long view"
Built: Hudong Shipyard, Shanghai.
Length: 191m
Beam: 22m
Photographed at Captain Cook Wharf, Auckland NZ on Saturday 29 October, 2005
Yuan Wang 2 has been in Auckland replenishing food and water supplies.
More info
http://www.globalsecurity.org/millitary/world/china/
Can anyone tell me why this vessel does not appear on the World shipping register or Lloyds Register?