Type 903 replenishment ship

Class overview
Builders:	Huangpu Shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard
Operators:	People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by:	Type 908 replenishment ship
Succeeded by:	Type 901 replenishment ship
In commission:	2004
Planned:	8+
Completed:	8
Active:	8
General characteristics
Displacement:	20,500 tonnes for Type 903[1] 23,400 tonnes for Type 903A[2][3]
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[4]
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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Ships of the class

Gallery

• 
  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.

See also

• Fusu-class replenishment ship
• Fuqing class replenishment ship

References

External links

• Sinodefence.com