China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation
The Fuqing class were the first generation of replenishment oilers built by the PLA Navy for support of the s tracking intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests in the South Pacific Ocean. Dalian Shipyard produced four vessels and two of them joined the ICBM testing fleet in May 1980. The general designer and deputy general designer of ship are Zhang Wende (张文德) and Huang Wei (黄蔚) respectively, both are the general engineer of the 701st Institute of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC).