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''Luomahu'' (907, formerly 964) is a Type 903A
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of the
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.


Development and design

Type 903 integrated supply ship (NATO called Fuchi-class supply ship) is a new large-scale integrated supply ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, designed by Zhang Wende. The later improved model is called 903A. The difference with 903 is that the displacement has increased from 20,530 tons to 23,000 tons. All 9 ships have been built and are in service. The ship is a new generation of large-scale ocean-going integrated supply ship in China. Its supply equipment has been greatly improved compared to the earlier Type 905 integrated supply ship. It can be used for supply operations in horizontal, vertical, vertical, and sideways. It has two sides, three directions, and four stations. At the same time, the replenishment capability can complete fleet replenishment tasks in more complex situations. And the speed is higher than that of the Qinghaihu built with merchant ships as the standard, with a maximum speed of 20 knots, which can accompany fleet operations. The commissioning of this class of supply ship indicates that the People's Liberation Army Navy has a stable ocean-going combat capability, and this was proved in the subsequent Somalia escort missions. The 903 type integrated supply ship used some Russian equipment in the early stage, and later it was fully localized. This type of supply ship has undergone a comprehensive upgrade of electronic equipment, and has high formation communication capabilities, automatic statistics of materials, and the ability to report to formation command ships. In the late 1990s, China's integrated supply ship Similan built for the
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's
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formation is generally considered to be an attempt by China to build a modern integrated supply ship. In the following years, China has learned experience and lessons. Improved on the basis of the Similan, and finally the Type 903 integrated supply ship was designed and finalized by the
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.


Construction

She was launched on 5 June 2015 at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in
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and commissioned on 15 July 2016 into the
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.


Operational history

On June 18, 2017, ''Luomahu'', along with the
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'' and the
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'', was sent to the
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to participate in
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s with
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. ''Changsha'' broke down due to propulsion failure in the
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on June 26, but the joint exercise still went ahead after another destroy ''
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'' was sent to replace ''Changsha'' for the exercise. In 2019, the ship took part in
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operations in the
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. On the return trip in June, it had a four-day stopover in
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as part of a three-ship task force along with the Type 054A frigate ''
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'' and the
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'' Kunlun Shan''. According to then-
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, the naval visit was invited by the
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, but the neither the
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nor the Australian public were informed ahead of the task force's arrival, which triggered a
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among the
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Australian media and politicians on the backdrop of rising geopolitical tension in Sino-Australian relations. It was deployed in the
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again on January 15, 2022, with the new pennant number "907".


Gallery

File:20170803 01 Laivastovierailu Kiina.png, ''Luomahu'' in
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on 4 August 2017.


External links


Sinodefence.com


References

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