The Type 901 (
NATO reporting name
NATO reporting names are code names for military equipment from Russia, China, and historically, the Eastern Bloc (Soviet Union and other nations of the Warsaw Pact). They provide unambiguous and easily understood English words in a uniform man ...
: ''Fuyu''-class, also known as ''Hulunhu''-class) is a class of
fast combat support ship of the
Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN; ), also known as the People's Navy, Chinese Navy, or PLA Navy, is the maritime service branch of the People's Liberation Army.
The PLAN traces its lineage to naval units fighting during the Chines ...
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Design
The Type 901 is estimated to have a 45,000 ton displacement
and a beam of 31.5 metres.
The ship is powered by four
QC280 gas turbines, each delivering 28 MW, for maximum speed of about 25 kt; the speed is necessary to keep up with carriers.
The Type 901 is more than twice the size of the preceding
Type 903A and significantly faster.
The Type 901 appears to be designed with similar missions to the
which is to keep large surface action groups supplied.
Ships of the class
See also
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Type 905 replenishment tanker
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 ...
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Type 908 replenishment ship
''Qinghaihu'' is a replenishment oiler of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Ukraine sold the incomplete ship in 1992 to the People's Republic of China, where it was completed and commissioned in 1996.
In Chinese service, the ship was p ...
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References
Auxiliary ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy
Auxiliary replenishment ship classes
Hulunhu-class fast combat support ships
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