Type 905 replenishment ship | |
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Class overview | |
Builders: | Dalian Shipyard |
Operators: |
People's Liberation Army Navy Pakistan Navy |
Completed: | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement: | 21,750 tonnes |
Length: | 168.3 m |
Beam: | 21.79 m |
Draught: | 9.38 m |
Draft: | 9.39 m; 30.8 ft |
Propulsion: | 1 Sulzer 8RL B66 diesel 15,000 hp, 1 shaft |
Speed: | 18 knots |
Range: | 18,000 miles |
Complement: | 130 |
Crew: | 130 (24 officers) |
Armament: | 8 - 37 mm guns (4 twin) |
Aircraft carried: | medium utility helicopter |
Aviation facilities: | flight deck |
Type 905 Fuqing-class auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) ship is a class of replenishment vessels used by the People's Liberation Army Navy and Pakistan Navy to resupply ships at sea with food, munitions, fuel and spare parts. One ship is now a commerical oil tanker in China. It is also known as Taicang-class.[1]
Development[]
The Fuqing-class were the 1st generation of replenishment ships built by the PLA Navy for support of Yuanwang tracking of ICBM missile tests in the South Pacific Ocean. Dalian Shipyard produced 4 vessels and 2 of them joined the ICBM testing fleet in May 1980.
Active Ships of Class[]
Number | Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Status |
881 | Hongzehu (ex-Feng Cang) | Dalian Shipyard, Dalian | 1979 | 1980 | Active | |
882 | Poyanghu (ex-Taicang) | Dalian Shipyard, Dalian | 1981 | 1982 | Active |
Former[]
Number | Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Status |
950 | Hongcang | Dalian Shipyard, Dalian | 1980 | 1989 | South Sea | Decommissioned 1989 and sold to China Ocean Aviation Group as commerical oil tanker Hailang[2] |
871 (47) | PNS Nasr | Dalian Shipyard, Dalian | 1980 | 1987 | 1987 | Sold 1985 or 1987 and now active with Pakistan Navy[3] |
References[]
- ↑ Type 905 AOR
- ↑ "HAI LANG - 8632495 - OIL PRODUCTS TANKER". http://maritime-connector.com/ship/hai-lang-8632495/. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ↑ "PNS Nasr (PRC Fuqing)". http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/a-nasr.htm. Retrieved February 9, 2014.<
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