The South Sea Fleet (SSF) of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned two new fleet replenishment ships on 15 July at a naval port in Zhanjiang in China's southern Guangdong Province. The ships, Honghu (hull number 963) and Luomahu (hull number 964), are the seventh and eighth Type 903/903A Fuchi-class replenishment ships and the fifth and sixth vessels in the batch of improved Type 903As built at the Hudong-Zhonghua and Guangzhou shipyard since 2011. They have a full displacement of over 20,000 tonnes, according to the China Military Online website, and can provide astern and alongside replenishment at sea for several different types of ship simultaneously.
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