Type 901 fast combat support ship

Class overview
Builders: Guangzhou Shipyard
Operators:  People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by: Type 903A Fuchi class
Building: 1+1(?)
General characteristics
Type: Fast combat support ship
Displacement: 40,000 to 45,000 tons
Beam: 31.5 m (103 ft 4 in)
Draft: 11.0 m (36 ft 1 in)

The Type 901 is a class of fast combat support ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy.[1]

Construction of the first ship was well-advanced in December 2015 and was expected to launch in 2016. A second ship may have been under construction at the same time.[1]

Design

It is estimated to have a 40,000-45,000 ton displacement and a beam of 31.5 metres,[1] making it significantly larger than the preceding 23,400 ton Type 903A.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tate, Andrew (2 December 2015). "New PLAN replenishment ship type emerges". IHS Jane's 360. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. Tate, Andrew (11 June 2015). "China launches third Type 903A". IHS Jane's 360. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
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