The Type 905 (

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: ''Fuqing'') is a class of

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(AOR) built for the

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(PLAN) by the

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(PRC). They were the first ships built to perform

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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. The fourth ship entered service with the

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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

References

Sources

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuqing Class Replenishment Ship Auxiliary replenishment ship classes Fuqing-class replenishment ships