Type 905 replenishment oiler

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|Builders=Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=133-134}}

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|Class after= Type 908 replenishment ship

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|In commission range=1980–present

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|Total ships completed=4

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|Total ships active=2

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|Total ships retired=2

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| Ship type = Replenishment oiler

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| Ship displacement = 22,099 tons (full load){{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

| Ship length = {{convert|168.2|m}}{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

| Ship beam = {{convert|21.8|m}}{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

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| Ship draught = {{convert|9.4|m}}{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

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| Ship propulsion = *1 x Sulzer 8RL B66 diesel engine;{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

  • 1 shaft;{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}
  • Total output: {{convert|15,000|hp|abbr=on}}{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

| Ship sail plan =

| Ship speed = {{convert|18|kn}}{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

| Ship range = {{convert|18,000|nmi}} at {{convert|14|kn}}{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

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| Ship capacity = 10,550 tons of fuel oil, 1000 tons of diesel, 200 tons of feed water, 200 tons of drinking water{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=160}}

| Ship troops =

| Ship complement = 130{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

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| Ship sensors = *Fin Curve navigation radar;{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}} or

  • Racal-Decca 1290 navigation radar{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

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| Ship aircraft = 1 medium helicopter{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

| Ship aircraft facilities = flight deck{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

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The Type 905 (NATO reporting name: Fuqing) is a class of replenishment oiler (AOR) built for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) by the People's Republic of China (PRC). They were the first ships built to perform underway replenishment in the PLAN.{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

Four Type 905s were built. The three PLAN ships began entering service by the early 1980s. One was transferred to the Chinese merchant navy in 1989.{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=133-134}} The remainder were likely decommissioned by 2020.{{Cite report |author=United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence |author-link=Office of Naval Intelligence |date=19 February 2020 |title=PLA Navy Identification Guide |url=https://www.oni.navy.mil/Portals/12/Intel%20agencies/China_Media/2020_China_Recce_Poster_UNCLAS.jpg?ver=2020-02-19-081430-327 |access-date=29 July 2020 |df=dmy-all |archive-date=27 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227035831/https://www.oni.navy.mil/Portals/12/Intel%20agencies/China_Media/2020_China_Recce_Poster_UNCLAS.jpg?ver=2020-02-19-081430-327 |url-status=live }} The fourth ship entered service with the Pakistan Navy in 1987.{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=613}}{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=512}}

Design

The Type 905 has three replenishment positions on each side; the forward two are for liquids, and the rear is for solids.{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=613}}

Ships of the class

class="wikitable"
Name

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! Commissioned

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colspan=8| People's Liberation Army Navy
Hongzhu{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

| 881{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

| Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=133-134}}

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| East Sea Fleet{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

| Retired

| Formerly Taicang, Beiyu (575){{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=133-134}}

Poyanghu{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

| 887{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=160}}

| Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=133-134}}

|

|

| North Sea Fleet{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

| Retired

| Formerly Dongyun (615){{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=133-134}}

colspan=8| Pakistan Navy
Nasr{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=613}}

| A47{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=613}}

| Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=613}}

| 14 March 1987{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|p=512}}

| 1 August 1987{{cite web |title=Fleet Tankers |url=https://www.paknavy.gov.pk/fleet_tankers.html |website=Pakistan Navy |access-date=14 September 2022}}

| 9th Auxiliary and Mine Warfare Squadron{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=613}}

| Active{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=613}}

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colspan=8| Chinese merchant navy
Hai Lang{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

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| Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company{{sfn|Wertheim|2013|pp=133-134}}

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| Active{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

| Formerly Hongcang (950) of the PLAN{{sfn|Saunders|2015|p=161}}

References

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Sources

  • {{cite book |editor-last=Saunders |editor-first=Stephan |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |date=2015 |isbn=978-0710631435}}
  • {{cite book |last=Wertheim |first=Eric |title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems |date=2013 |edition=16 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland |isbn= 978-1591149545}}

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Category:Auxiliary replenishment ship classes

Category:Fuqing-class replenishment ships