 On May 1, 1993, the uncompleted former Soviet naval ship was towed to Dalian shipyard from Ukrainian Kherson shipyard.In addition to the hull and subsystems, China also purchased the design, which was immediately modified to meet the Chinese needs.Chinese Academy of Sciences academician Zhang Wende (张文德), the original chief designer of the second generation domestic Chinese replenishment ship was named as the chief designer and the program manager of this conversion project.