Type 905 replenishment oiler

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.^[2]

BuildersDalian Shipbuilding Industry Company^[1]

Operators

•  People's Liberation Army Navy
•  Pakistan Navy

SucceededbyType 908 replenishment ship

In commission1980–present

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Class overview
Builders	Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company[1]
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy  Pakistan Navy
Succeeded by	Type 908 replenishment ship
In commission	1980–present
Completed	4
Active	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Replenishment oiler
Displacement	22,099 tons (full load)[2]
Length	168.2 metres (552 ft)[2]
Beam	21.8 metres (72 ft)[2]
Draught	9.4 metres (31 ft)[2]
Propulsion	1 x Sulzer 8RL B66 diesel engine;[2] 1 shaft;[2] Total output: 15,000 hp (11,000 kW)[2]
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[2]
Range	18,000 nautical miles (33,000 km; 21,000 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)[2]
Capacity	10,550 tons of fuel oil, 1000 tons of diesel, 200 tons of feed water, 200 tons of drinking water[3]
Complement	130[2]
Sensors & processing systems	Fin Curve navigation radar;[2] or Racal-Decca 1290 navigation radar[2]
Aircraft carried	1 medium helicopter[2]
Aviation facilities	flight deck[2]

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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.^[2][1] The remainder were likely decommissioned by 2020.^[4] The fourth ship entered service with the Pakistan Navy in 1987.^[5][6]