Type 905 replenishment oiler explained
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.
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. The remainder were likely decommissioned by 2020.[1] The fourth ship entered service with the Pakistan Navy in 1987.
Design
The Type 905 has three replenishment positions on each side; the forward two are for liquids, and the rear is for solids.
Ships of the class
| Name | Hull No. | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Formation | Status | Notes |
|---|
| People's Liberation Army Navy |
|---|
| Hongzhu | 881 | Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company | | | East Sea Fleet | Retired | Formerly Taicang, Beiyu (575) |
| Poyanghu | 887 | Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company | | | North Sea Fleet | Retired | Formerly Dongyun (615) |
| Pakistan Navy |
|---|
| Nasr | A47 | Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company | 14 March 1987 | 1 August 1987[2] | 9th Auxiliary and Mine Warfare Squadron | Active | |
| Chinese merchant navy |
|---|
| Hai Lang | | Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company | | | | Active | Formerly Hongcang (950) of the PLAN | |
Sources
- Book: Saunders . Stephan . Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016 . Jane's Information Group . 2015 . 978-0710631435.
- Book: Wertheim, Eric . The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems . 2013 . 16 . Naval Institute Press . Annapolis, Maryland . 978-1591149545.
Notes and References
- United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence . Office of Naval Intelligence . 19 February 2020 . PLA Navy Identification Guide . 29 July 2020 . dmy-all . 27 February 2020 . 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 . live .
- Web site: Fleet Tankers . Pakistan Navy . 14 September 2022.
