Type 903 replenishment ship
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| Class overview | |
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| Operators: |
 People's Liberation Army Navy
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| Preceded by: | Type 908 replenishment ship |
| Succeeded by: | Type 901 replenishment ship |
| In commission: | 2004 |
| Planned: | 8+ |
| Completed: | 8 |
| Active: | 8 |
| General characteristics | |
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| Length: | 178.5m |
| Beam: | 24.8m |
| Draught: | 8.7m |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesels 24,000 hp, 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 20 knots |
| Range: | 10,000 nm at 14 kts |
| Capacity: | 10,500 tons of fuel oil, 250 tons of fresh water, 680 tons of cargo and ammunition |
| Complement: | 130 |
| Armament: | 4 x H/PJ76F twin 37mm |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 Z-8 helicopter or 1 Z-9 helicopter |
| Aviation facilities: | hangar and flight deck |
The Qiandaohu-class or Type 903 replenishment ship (NATO codename: Fuchi) entered service with the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy in 2003. The class' chief designer was Zhang Wende (张文德). After two units completed, a pair of slightly modified units designated as Type 903A followed, and the main difference between Type 903 and Type 903A is that the displacement of the latter is increased to 23,000 tons from the original 20,500 ton.
View from the pier of replenishment ship Taihu (889) when she was in Victoria, British Columbia, as part of an international goodwill visit between Canada and China.
Flight Deck of the Taihu (889) while at Ogden Point, Victoria, British Columbia.
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