The Qiandaohu-class replenishment ship

Replenishment Oiler

A replenishment oiler or fleet tanker is a naval auxiliary ship with fuel tanks and dry cargo holds, which can replenish other ships while underway in the high seas. Such ships are used by several countries around the world....

 (NATO codename: Fuchi) entered service with the Chinese

People's Republic of China

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 People's Liberation Army Navy

People's Liberation Army Navy

The People's Liberation Army Navy is the naval branch of the People's Liberation Army , the military of the People's Republic of China. Until the early 1990s, the navy performed a subordinate role to the PLA Land Forces. Since then, it has undergone rapid modernisation...

 in 2003. The class' chief designer was Zhang Wende (张文德).

Ships

886 Qiandaohu (千岛湖) was built at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai

Shanghai

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and launched in July 2003. The ship entered service with the PLAN East Sea Fleet on 30 April 2005.

887 Weishanhu (微山湖) was built by Huangpu Shipyard in Guangzhou.