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]
Completed: 1[2]
Active: 1[2]
General characteristics
Type: Fast combat support ship
Displacement: 45,000 tons[2]
Length: 240 m (787 ft 5 in)[2]
Beam: 31 m (101 ft 8 in)[2]
Draft: 10.8m [3]
Propulsion:
  • 4 × QC280 gas turbines[4]
  • Total output: 112 MW (150,000 hp)[4]
Speed: 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph)[4]
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Type 347 radar, ZGJ-1B electro-optical system, and ZFJ-1A fire control system [5]
Armament: 4 x 30 mm H/PJ-13[2]

The Type 901 is a class of fast combat support ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy.[6] The first ship launched by the GSI shipyard in December 2015, commenced sea trials in December 2016 and underwent replenishment-at-sea trials with a Type 071 amphibious transport dock in waters of the South China Sea in the first half of 2017. It was then commissioned into service in September 2017. The second vessel in class is currently under construction at the GSI shipyard for scheduled delivery between 2018 and 2019. [7]

Design

The Type 901 is estimated to have a 45,000 ton displacement[4] and a beam of 31.5 metres.[6] 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.[4] The Type 901 is more than twice the size of the preceding Type 903A and significantly faster.[4][8]

The Type 901 appears to be designed with similar missions to the Supply-class fast combat support ship[9] which is to keep large, surface action groups supplied.

Ships of the class

Name Hull No. Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Fleet Status
呼伦湖 / Hulun Lake[2] 965 Guangzhou Shipyard International Co.Ltd.[2] December 2015[2] 1 September 2017[2] Active[2]
summer 2017[10][11][1] Fitting out[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 McCauley, Kevin (15 February 2018). Modernization of PLA Logistics: Joint Logistic Support Force (PDF) (Report). United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission. p. 16. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Tate, Andrew (4 September 2017). "PLAN commissions carrier replenishment ship". IHS Jane's 360. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. ↑ https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/type-901-class-fleet-replenishment-ship/
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tate, Andrew (30 December 2016). "China's carrier replenishment ship begins sea trials". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. ↑ https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/type-901-class-fleet-replenishment-ship/
  6. 1 2 Tate, Andrew (2 December 2015). "New PLAN replenishment ship type emerges". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  7. ↑ https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/type-901-class-fleet-replenishment-ship/
  8. ↑ Tate, Andrew (11 June 2015). "China launches third Type 903A". IHS Jane's 360. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  9. ↑ Carlson, Christopher (11 February 2016). "Type 901 Integrated Supply Ship Analysis" (PDF). admiraltytrilogy.com. The Admiralty Trilogy. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "中国海军第二艘901型快速支援舰已经下水，第一艘即将服役". mil.eastday.com. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "China Building a 3rd Type 901 Large Replenishment Oiler for PLAN". navyrecognition.com. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.