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Type 905 replenishment oiler

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Hongzehu at Pearl Harbor in 2006.
Class overview
NameType 905
BuildersDalian Shipyard
Operators
Succeeded byType 908
In commission1980-2020
Completed4
Active1
Retired3 (1 converted in commercial oil tanker)
General characteristics
TypeAuxiliary oiler replenishment
Displacement21,750 tonnes
Length168.3 m (552 ft 2 in)
Beam21.79 m (71 ft 6 in)
Draught9.38 m (30 ft 9 in)
Propulsion1 Sulzer 8RL B66 diesel 15,000 hp (11,000 kW), 1 shaft
Speed18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range18,000 miles (29,000 km)
Complement130
Armament4 x twin 37 mm (1.5 in) guns
Aircraft carriedMedium utility helicopter
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck

The Type 905 (NATO reporting name Fuqing-class) auxiliary oiler replenishment is a class of auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) 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 commercial oil tanker in China. It is also known as Taicang class.[1]

Development

The Fuqing class were the first generation of replenishment oilers built by the PLA Navy for support of the Template:Sclass2-s tracking intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests in the South Pacific Ocean. Dalian Shipyard produced four vessels and two of them joined the ICBM testing fleet in May 1980. The general designer and deputy general designer of ship are Zhang Wende (张文德)[2] and Huang Wei (黄蔚) respectively, both are the general engineer of the 701st Institute of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC).[3][4]

There are a total of six transfer stations amidships, with four liquid cargo transfer stations followed by two dry cargo transfer stations.[5] The helicopter landing pad is located at the stern, but there is no hangar.[6] Originally designed for Harbin Z-5, the length of the landing pad was 22 metres (72 ft 2 in), but subsequently extended by an additional 5 metres (16 ft 5 in) for larger Changhe Z-8.[6] The Type 905 is capable of providing 10,550 tons of fuel, 1,000 tons of light diesel, 200 tons of fresh water, 200 tons of drinking water and 50 tons of frozen food.[5] Each liquid cargo station is equipped with a 60-metre (200 ft) long, 102 mm (4.0 in) diameter nylon hose and is capable of providing fuel at a rate of 100 to 150 tons per hour.[6] Due to the lack of the capability to supply ammunition,[7] Type 905 has to work in conjunction with ammunition ships such as the Yantai class to provide all the provisions needed by the combatants. The Type 905 is designed to provide liquid and dry cargos for three destroyers.[8]

Ships of class

Number Name Builder Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fleet
881 Hongzehu (ex-Feng Cang) Dalian Shipyard, Dalian September 6, 1979 1980 6 September 2018 Memorial Hall for the Birthplace of PLA Navy, Taizhou
882 Poyanghu (ex-Tai Cang) Dalian Shipyard, Dalian 1981 1982 6 July 2020[9]
950 Hongcang Dalian Shipyard, Dalian 1980 1989 South Sea Decommissioned 1989 and sold to China Ocean Aviation Group as commercial oil tanker Hailang[10]
871 (47) PNS Nasr Dalian Shipyard, Dalian 1980 1987 Sold 1985 or 1987 and now active with Pakistan Navy[11]

References

  1. ^ Type 905 AOR
  2. ^ General designer
  3. ^ deputy general designer
  4. ^ deputy general designer of the ship Archived 2015-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b "Replenishment capability". Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Replenishment capability of Type 905
  7. ^ Limitation
  8. ^ intended recipients
  9. ^ Le dernier des trois pétroliers ravitailleurs Type 905 de la marine chinoise, 882 Poyanghu (鄱阳湖), prend sa retraite aujourd'hui à Ningbo après plus de 40 ans de service. East Pendulum
  10. ^ "HAI LANG - 8632495 - OIL PRODUCTS TANKER". Maritime Connector. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  11. ^ "PNS Nasr (PRC Fuqing)". Global Security. Retrieved February 9, 2014.<