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Type 903 replenishment ship

Type 903 replenishment ship

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The Type 903 (NATO reporting name: Fuchi) is a class of replenishment oiler (AOR) built for the People's Liberation Army Navy by the People's Republic of China.[1] They resemble HTMS Similan, an AOR built by China for Thailand and delivered in 1996.[1][3]

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Two Type 903s entered service in 2003. Construction of the Type 903A, a slightly modified design, began in 2010; the first Type 903As entered service in 2013.[1]

Development

According to Zhang Gang, chief designer of Similan, China started development of a new AOR in 1988. Development was delayed due to cost, leading China to buy a Komandarm Fedko-class oiler, renamed Qinghaihu, from Ukraine in 1992. The new design was completed for Similan, which became the basis for the Type 903.[4]

Design

The Type 903 is a flush-decked development of the Type 905 AOR resembling the French Durance.[5]

There are two liquid and one sliding-stay solid transfer stations per side. Refuelling may also be conducted from the stern.[5]

Ships of the class

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References

  1. [1]
    Saunders 2015, p. 160.
  2. [2]
    Tate, Andrew (11 June 2015). "China launches third Type 903A". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. [3]
    Saunders 2015, p. 840.
  4. [4]
    Sheldon-Duplaix 2017, p. 100.
  5. [5]
    Wertheim 2013, p. 133.
  6. [6]
    United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence (19 February 2020). PLA Navy Identification Guide (Report). Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

Sources

  • Saunders, Stephan, ed. (2015). Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710631435.
  • Sheldon-Duplaix, Alexandre (2017). "China's Auxiliary Fleet: Supporting a Blue-Water Navy in the Far Seas?". China's Evolving Surface Fleet. CSMI Red Book. Vol. 14. United States Naval War College. ISBN 978-1-935352-45-7.
  • Wertheim, Eric (2013). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (16 ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1591149545.
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