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Rigid Raiderlarger figure on 0 of 1
Type 903 replenishment shiplarger figure on 1 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Rigid Raider | Type 903 replenishment ship |
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| Displacement | — | 23,369 tons (full load)[source] |
| Troops | 10 Royal Marines (2 crew, 8 fully equipped troops)[source] | — |
| Role | fast raiding and assault craft[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform | — |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 3, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 | People's Republic of China[source] |
| Builders |
178.5 m (585 ft 8 in)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering (Group) Company Limited Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | — | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 908[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 901[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2004[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — | 11[source] |
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| Active | — | 11[source] |
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| Type | — | Replenishment oiler[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 10,500 tons of fuel oil , 250 tons of fresh water, 680 tons of cargo and ammunition[source] |
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| Armament | — | 4 × single-barrel 30 mm RCWS or 4 x twin 37 mm guns[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 Harbin Z-8 or Changhe Z-18[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | hangar and flight deck[source] |
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