China's first home-built aircraft carrier set to carry out maiden sea trial in April

[Wilsonandson]

03/04/18
The Straits Times



A file photo of soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) standing on a ship sailing off from a military port in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, on July 11, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

HONG KONG - China's first home-built aircraft carrier will take to sea later this month (April) in her maiden sea voyage designed to coincide with the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, reported South China Morning Post. The yet-to-be-named carrier, temporarily referred to as Type 001A in the Chinese media, was launched on April 26 last year (2017). Little is known about China's aircraft carrier programme, which is a state secret.

But the government has said the carrier's design draws on experiences from the country's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, bought from Ukraine in 1998 and refitted in China. The new conventionally powered carrier has a displacement of 50,000 tonnes and will be able to operate China's Shenyang J-15 fighter jets. The main difference between the two aircraft carriers is that the new one has more space for aircraft and helicopters, according to the China Daily.

The PLA Navy marks its 69th birthday on April 23.
Sources close to the military told the Post Type 001A will embark on her maiden sea voyage in the northeastern Bohai Sea later this month.

"Beijing will arrange a celebration for the first sea trial because the Type 001A was the first aircraft carrier fully designed and produced by Chinese shipbuilders," one of the sources told the Post, adding the maiden trial was likely to be carried out just before the April 23 anniversary.
"The specific sea trial day will be decided by hydrological and tidal conditions, with a high tide level being the best criteria."

Recent online photos showed the scaffolding removed from the vessel following outfitting work. Last month, Liu Zheng, chairman of Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC), confirmed at sideline of the annual National People's Congress that the Type 001A was ready for sea trials.

Another source close to the navy said the trial would test the ship's basic functions, including power systems, damage control and radar and communication systems.

"The maiden trial may just involve turning a circle in Bohai bay, making sure every deck under the water does not suffer leaks," the naval source, who requested anonymity, told the Post.

He said the navy was concerned it could suffer similar problems to the ones experienced by Britain's £3.1 billion (US$4.3 billion) carrier the HMS Queen Elizabeth, where a faulty seal was blamed for leaks on a trial late last year.
"Unlike China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, which was refurbished from a Russian-made steel hull, the Type 001A was made using a special Chinese steel, which is a new cutting-edge shipbuilding technology that needs to be tested.

"Safety is till the top priority of the maiden trial. If no leaks are found, the carrier may sail further to make it a longer voyage, probably two or three days."

Beijing-based naval expert Li Jie told The Post: "The navy will carry out other trials in future. The ship will be handed over to the navy only when it meets all quality control requirements.
"Once the ship joins the navy, it will also take a long time to turn it into a real combat ship."

Sources close to the navy told The Post last year that the new carrier might join the navy as early as the end of this year, or by 2019 - one year ahead of schedule.

Self-ruled Taiwan, claimed by Beijing as its own, has said China is actually building two new aircraft carriers, but China has not officially confirmed the existence of another carrier, according to Reuters

Chinese state media has quoted experts as saying that the country needs at least six carriers, and a network of bases around the world to support their operations. The US navy operates 10 aircraft carriers.

China's first home-built aircraft carrier set to carry out maiden sea trial in April, East Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

[Wilsonandson]

[Looper]

Separated at birth?

Shenyang J-15



Sukhoi Su-33

[DJ Pat]

China's first home-built aircraft carrier

Probably came as a kit, and was assembled at home, by peasant slave children

using elephant brand super glue

[BaitongBoy]

Nice shape to it...Especially the uplifted launch curve...

[Looper]

Nice shape to it...Especially the uplifted launch curve...

It is basically a reverse-engineered rip-off of the Soviet Kusnetsov class flying reverse-engineered rip-offs of the Sukhoi 33.

[BKKBanger]

Roughly equal dimensionally and speed wise with a Nimitz class but half the weight, half the planes, half the crew.

Will also be half a Gerald Ford class carrier.

But a carrier is only part of a carrier battle/strike group and that is where china will be well behind the US for at least 20 years. The guided missile cruisers of the US are superb, such as the Ticonderoga class

[bsnub]

that is where china will be well behind the US for at least 20 years.

Not to mention that they will have absolutely zero operational experience using aircraft carriers. Those things will literally be floating targets.

[Airportwo]

Built in Dalian by DSIC, we were visiting another nearby sister shipyard last year to look at some vessels, if the carrier has the same build quality - mediocre, at best, the sea trials will be "interesting" not very impressive to look at for sure!

[OhOh]

Separated at birth?

Do you have both models?

Those things will literally be floating targets

They all are to subs or missiles.

[TuskegeeBen]

Way to go, China. No big-time "talk", just big-time productivity, as usual

[Looper]

Do you have both models?

I am not sure if the kit manufacturers would bother developing a new kit model of a cheap reverse-engineered copy of a classic.

Maybe they will repackage old stock of the Su-33 kit with new decals for the Chinese market.

[david44]

They all are to subs or missiles.

Absolutely sink a Chinese and you'll want another half an hour later.

However they may sell them on Taibao to the type of country bumpkins who'd buy a bum detector in a Bizkit tin.

A cooler class will be drone subs, like Smoochi gals only hold breath longerza

[bsnub]

They all are to subs or missiles.

You clearly have no idea how an American carrier strike group functions.

[bsnub]

A pretty informative article about Aircraft carriers of the world. A couple of years old but still very interesting;

China says its aircraft carrier is combat-ready ? here's how it stacks up to other world powers', Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

[TuskegeeBen]

I am not sure if the kit manufacturers would bother developing a new kit model of a cheap reverse-engineered copy of a classic.

Maybe they will repackage old stock of the Su-33 kit with new decals for the Chinese market.

Again, Way to go, China. No big-time "talk", just big-time productivity, as usual

[TuskegeeBen]

A pretty informative article about Aircraft carriers of the world. A couple of years old but still very interesting;

China says its aircraft carrier is combat-ready ? here's how it stacks up to other world powers', Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Again, Way to go, China. No big-time "talk", just big-time productivity, as usual

[TuskegeeBen]

You clearly have no idea how an American carrier strike group functions.

Hey, Mr. Know_It_All ~ FYI ~ China really doesn't need a military "strike-force", to defend itself against any adversary. Get a clue, Duh!​

[David48atTD]

A pretty informative article about Aircraft carriers of the world. A couple of years old but still very interesting;

China says its aircraft carrier is combat-ready ? here's how it stacks up to other world powers', Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

I was interested to read that, but the link provided didn't link?

ERROR = Fastly error: unknown domain. Please check that this domain has been added to a service.

This might get you there though ... https://www.businessinsider.com.au/c...d-impressive-2

Thanks for the heads up

[david44]

Thanks for ship repair Dave

I'm buying mine off wAliExcess one piece at a time for my pool, it's all a long story , wiggy really I ordered a Hair Craft carrier, but a bit like pissing once you start...

[mcgoo]

DUH !! That,s always your repost ! Mr know FUCKALL . REMEMBER YOU SAID JEWS ARE NOT SEMITES DDDUUUHHH

[bsnub]

was interested to read that, but the link provided didn't link?

Works fine for me.

[TuskegeeBen]

DUH !! That,s always your repost ! Mr know FUCKALL . REMEMBER YOU SAID JEWS ARE NOT SEMITES DDDUUUHHH

Oh mcgoof, you've done it again ~

[lob]

You clearly have no idea how an American carrier strike group functions.

probably as much idea as the us navy

[bsnub]

probably as much idea as the us navy

Right that makes sense being that the US Navy has had them in continues service for over a hundred years longer than any other nation on the planet, seen combat in every war during that period on and on. But they wouldn't possibly know what they are doing. Seems logical.