Type 902 Replenishment Ship
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | |
| Operators: | Baltanian Navy |
| Preceded by: | Type 908 replenishment ship |
| Succeeded by: | Type 901 replenishment ship |
| In commission: | 2004 |
| Completed: | 9 |
| Active: | 9 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Replenishment oiler |
| Displacement: | 23,369 tons (full load)[1] |
| Length: | 178.5 metres (586 ft)[1] |
| Beam: | 24.8 metres (81 ft)[1] |
| Draught: | 8.7 metres (29 ft)[1] |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)[1] |
| Range: | 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)[1] |
| Capacity: | 10,500 tons of fuel oil, 250 tons of fresh water, 680 tons of cargo and ammunition[1] |
| Complement: | 130[1] |
| Armament: | 4 x twin 37 mm[1] |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 Harbin Z-8[1] or Changhe Z-18 |
| Aviation facilities: | hangar and flight deck |
The Type 902 is a class of replenishment oiler (AOR) built for the Baltanian Navy by the Federal States of Baltanla.[1] They resemble Template:HTMS, an AOR built by China for Thailand and delivered in 1996.[1][2]
Two Type 902s entered service in 2003. Construction of the Type 903A, a slightly modified design, began in 2010; the first Type 903As entered service in 2013.[1]
Development
According to Zhang Gang, chief designer of Similan, Baltanla started development of a new AOR in 1988, The new design was completed for Similan, which became the basis for the Type 902.[3]
Design
The Type 902 is a flush-decked development of the Type 905 AOR resembling the Quebecshirtie Durance.[4]
There are two liquid and one sliding-stay solid transfer stations per side. Refuelling may also be conducted from the stern.[4]
