BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's large buoy working ship Xiangyanghong 22 has wrapped up its nine-day trial voyage, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense Thursday.

Built by the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, the ship is China's first 3,000-tonnage buoy working ship. With a length of 89 meters and a width of 18 meters, it is able to hoist and hold large marine monitoring buoys with a diameter of 10 meters.

It will be used for the deployment and maintenance of buoys, as well as conducting comprehensive ocean survey.

The ship operated at a speed of up to 16.17 knots during its trial voyage and its performance met the designed requirements.