Type 903 replenishment ship

The Type 903 (NATO reporting name: Fuchi) is a class of replenishment oiler (AOR) built for the People's Liberation Army Navy by the People's Republic of China.

[1] They resemble HTMS Similan, an AOR built by China for Thailand and delivered in 1996.

[1] According to Zhang Gang, chief designer of Similan, China started development of a new AOR in 1988.

Development was delayed due to cost, leading China to buy a Komandarm Fedko-class oiler, renamed Qinghaihu, from Ukraine in 1992.

[5] There are two liquid and one sliding-stay solid transfer stations per side.