Chinese Navy (PLAN) News & Discussions

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Luda-III Zhuhai

Qingdao destroyer

Taizhou2005Sankt

Type 052C destroyer Lanzhou

WOW ...
Submarines = 58
Big Ships = 77 (10 being constructed)
Small Boats = 387
Amphibious warfare = 454-564 crafts


And 3 Aircraf carriers coming up from China WOW what a NAVY

 

[SomeGuy]

Some of the more modern hull designs:

Type 054/054A Frigates

Type 051B Destroyers

Type 051C Destroyer

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

What is the news on the 3 Aircraft cariers that China is constructing

 

[SomeGuy]

What is the news on the 3 Aircraft cariers that China is constructing

The Varyag is currently being refitted. Although its expected primary use will be a training ship, it could be made fully operational.

Two indigenous 60,000 carriers, possibly by 2015.

 

[Cartman]

The Varyag is currently being refitted. Although its expected primary use will be a training ship, it could be made fully operational.

Hopefully it will become operational as it seems like a big waste of resources just to use it for training. In fact I don't think any existing countries use any of their aircraft carriers for training only.

 

[CardSharp]

The Varyag is currently being refitted. Although its expected primary use will be a training ship, it could be made fully operational.

Two indigenous 60,000 carriers, possibly by 2015.

I think you may be right about it being a training ship. The PLAN needs to get its feet wet in the carrier game and I can't foresee many scenarios where the PLAN can rely on the Varyag to do the job without support from PLAAF ground based aircrafts.


@ AZADPAKISTAN2009


Sorry mate this is an Air craft carrier amusement park and you certainly can't take one of those to war.

Interestingly I've been to something similar in the US where they turned the USS Yorktown into an tourist attraction. (I even got to spend a week living on deck and in the crew quarters)

Here is a picture of the USS Yorktown during her better days

 

[heavystorm]

This is PLA's first aircraft carrier training ship!

 

[heavystorm]

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[heavystorm]

054A Frigate

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[heavystorm]

 

[heavystorm]

Aged ship

 

[heavystorm]

New ship

 

[heavystorm]

Submarine

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[Akasa]

Aged ship

My grandfather served on this ship (which is a Type 051 Luda).

May he rest in peace.

 

[chinautumn]

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