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Type 903 replenishment ship

Auxiliary Chinese naval vessel

Summary

Auxiliary Chinese naval vessel

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Chinese Navy replenishment ship Gaoyouhu (996) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following the conclusion of Rim of the Pacific 2016. 160805-N-AI605-081.jpg
image_caption
section2	{{Infobox ship/class overview
builders	*CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering (Group) Company Limited
operators
class_before	Type 908
class_after	Type 901
in_commission_range	2004
total_ships_completed	9
total_ships_active	9
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
type	Replenishment oiler
displacement	23,369 tons (full load)
length	178.5 m
beam	24.8 m
draught	8.7 m
propulsion	*2 x SEMT Pielstick 16PC2 6V400 diesel engines;
*2 shafts{{sfn	Saunders	2015	p	160}}
*Total output: {{sfn	Saunders	2015	p	160}}
speed	19 kn
range	10,000 nmi at 14 kn
capacity	10,500 tons of fuel oil, 250 tons of fresh water, 680 tons of cargo and ammunition
complement	130
armament	4 x twin 37 mm guns
aircraft	1 Harbin Z-8 or Changhe Z-18
aircraft_facilities	hangar and flight deck

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard
2 shafts
Total output: 24,000 hp The Type 903 combined replenishment ship (903型综合补给舰, NATO reporting name: Fuchi) is a class of replenishment oiler (AOR) built for the People's Liberation Army Navy, serving as a principal fleet auxiliary ship for blue-water expeditionary missions by the People's Republic of China. They resemble , an AOR built by China for Thailand delivered in 1996.

Two original-design Type 903s entered service in 2003. Construction of the Type 903A (NATO reporting name: Fuchi II), a slightly modified design, began in 2010; the first Type 903As entered service in 2013, and a total of eight ships are currently in service.

Development

According to Zhang Gang, chief designer of Similan, China started development of a new AOR in 1988. Development was delayed due to cost, leading China to buy a , renamed , from Ukraine in 1992. The new design was completed for Similan, which became the basis for the Type 903.

Design

The Type 903 is a flush-decked development of the Type 905 AOR resembling the French .

There are two liquid and one sliding-stay solid transfer stations per side. Refuelling may also be conducted from the stern.

Ships of the class

Name	Hull No.	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Fleet	Status	Type 903	Type 903A
千岛湖 / Qiandaohu (ex-Fuchi)	886	Hudong Shipyard	29 March 2003	30 April 2004	East Sea Fleet	Active
微山湖 / Weishanhu	887	Guangzhou Shipyard International	June 2003	2004	South Sea Fleet	Active
太湖 / Taihu	889	Guangzhou Shipyard International	22 March 2012	18 June 2013	North Sea Fleet	Active
巢湖 / Chaohu	890	Hudong Shipyard	6 May 2012	11 September 2013	East Sea Fleet	Active
东平湖 / Dongpinghu	last=Wang	first=Yaming	date=2024-07-08	title=艺心向党遇舰深蓝——艺术与设计学院走进海军东平湖舰	url=https://art.qut.edu.cn/info/1039/3133.htm	access-date=2025-03-25	website=QUT School of art and design	language=zh}}				Active
洪湖 / Honghu	last=Zhang	first=Dayu	last2=Yu	first2=Zeming	date=2024-08-16	editor-last=Xue	editor-first=Tao	title=中国海军第46批护航编队焦作舰、洪湖舰访问埃及	url=http://www.news.cn/20240816/b978d0c9ec864eb4b3b1d8342dc851f6/c.html	access-date=2025-03-25	website=Xinhua News Agency}}			Active
骆马湖 / Luomahu	date=2022-01-17	title=强军强装｜呼和浩特舰、岳阳舰、骆马湖舰，出征亚丁湾！	url=http://www.cssc.net.cn/n5/n26/c21883/content.html	access-date=2025-03-25}}					Active
高邮湖 / Gaoyouhu	title=Chinese Naval Taskforce Participates in Multinational Maritime Exercise AMAN-2025 - Ministry of National Defense	url=http://eng.mod.gov.cn/xb/News_213114/Videos/16370380.html	access-date=2025-03-15	website=eng.mod.gov.cn}}					Active
可可西里湖 / Kekexilihu	last=Sun	first=Luming	date=2023-03-30	editor-last=Li	editor-first=Qingtong	title=中國海軍第42批護航編隊完成任務返回青島	trans-title=Chinese navy's 42nd escort fleet returns to Qingdao	url=http://www.mod.gov.cn/gfbw/jsxd/hh/16213314.html	access-date=2025-03-24	website=Ministry of National Defenese}}			Active

Gallery

File:889 in Victoria.jpg|Taihu at Victoria, Canada. File:Flight Deck of Type 903A People's Liberation Army Navy Replenishment Ship Taihu (889).jpg|Flight deck of Taihu.

References

Sources

References

(11 June 2015). "China launches third Type 903A".
United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence. (19 February 2020). "PLA Navy Identification Guide".
Wang, Yaming. (2024-07-08). "艺心向党遇舰深蓝——艺术与设计学院走进海军东平湖舰".
Zhang, Dayu. (2024-08-16). "中国海军第46批护航编队焦作舰、洪湖舰访问埃及".
(2022-01-17). "强军强装｜呼和浩特舰、岳阳舰、骆马湖舰，出征亚丁湾！".
"Chinese Naval Taskforce Participates in Multinational Maritime Exercise AMAN-2025 - Ministry of National Defense".
Sun, Luming. (2023-03-30). "中國海軍第42批護航編隊完成任務返回青島".

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