CV-18 Fujian - Type 003 Aircraft Carrier News & Discussions

[Han Patriot]

Neither the "big shrimps" nor other Chinese sources are accurate.

The most reliable sources are:
1. David Axe
2. National Interest
3. Gordon Chang
4. RAJ47

Gordie? Seriously? I was in high school when he predicted China will implode in 2001

 

[lcloo]

Am I wrong or are there certain larger parts and modules missing??

Look at top right corner of the photo, where the bridge over the drainage channel is. Why do you think the water has a dark and white colour? I doubt it is the reflection of overhead white cloud, more like ice to me. That tells you which time of the year the photo was taken.

 

[Brainsucker]

Gordie? Seriously? I was in high school when he predicted China will implode in 2001

He's sarcasm.

 

[Deino]

Look at top right corner of the photo, where the bridge over the drainage channel is. Why do you think the water has a dark and white colour? I doubt it is the reflection of overhead white cloud, more like ice to me. That tells you which time of the year the photo was taken.

From the latest info I have it was taken on 12. May, so it seems be simply dryed out...

 

[lcloo]

From the latest info I have it was taken on 12. May, so it seems be simply dryed out...

Do you sincerely in your heart believe it? AS an experience China Watcher, we know that we have to filter false information, and not relying on simply seeing a photo or from someone considered as old hand. I even have a photo from Henry K's tweeter with narrative stating totally wrong date on a photo on JNCX shipyard.

And only very recently, I think I fell for the photo of type 075 with very suspicious fake date. And 星海 corrected to me the fake date of another type 075 photo some 6 to 9 months ago.

Narrative on this photo said 2019 May 6th, someone in SDF pointed out this date is wrong, actual date is somewhere around March this year. Looking at the stage of completion on the superstructure and the type 071 LPD's bridge, I tend to agree with him. Verdict: Very strong case of fake date.

Let see the photo in question again. Space Observation ship Yuan Wang 5 parked next to type 055 #101 at the river bank. Inside the harbour basin, on the far left is another type 055, number 2 ship ( I have measured the length, it is not a 052DG).

Question points
(1) Colour of white and black water in drainage channel, harbour basin and the Yangtze river. What caused such a phenomenon?
(2) Timing of 2nd 055 parking in the harbour basin (it is now at the river bank where Yuan Wang 5 was parked).
(3) Yuan Wang 5 had already left JNCX months ago, did it came back again?

3rd photo showing the 3 ships at the river bank (Yuan Wang5, 055 and 052D). The date is 2018 October 06th. The 052D is pointed in opposite direction but that is a minor distraction as they always change their position upon returning from sea trial.

 

[lcloo]

Someone in SDF -- I suppose it's me



That's a trick of the wind

I believe the recent high-res sat images are from planet.com. There's a 14-day free trial.

Thank you very much. You are right on the whitish water surface. I also found something very interesting. 好戏在后头。多谢了。

I presume paid subscriber to Planet.com get high definition photo. I am in now, photos are low resolution, and latest photo are up to April 2019 only.

 

[cirr]

 

[cirr]

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1135024401492074496

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

 

[MReynolds]

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Who made this drawing? I don't see an exhaust port. Will carrier #3 be nuclear powered?

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Who made this drawing? I don't see an exhaust port. Will carrier #3 be nuclear powered?

Nuff said, we shall see in the truth in just few months away.

 

[Deino]

Nuff said, we shall see in the truth in just few months away.


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Actually I'm not sure, but isn't this an old image....?

After a quick search at Google, this image was first posted on 2. February, then on 8. March and later somewhere in April:

https://www.google.com/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZiuPcRo8NzA0T5kxkXkY7foTEQzgswmi3yRk4fRzgRPRtu2mT9OWcLGR33saUFSV5F-YtHvw4YVNrHDRSDnd4vQfGKPJ-QUq4GvOJ4wJIGDl9nm5zkpPzVMulFxXrP0exLSxSmxMyMcWWeRKFif7BWO3YRJJIoVpLheKcHdDscqnjCRWdmTTNC5u9dUmjRD-7ZoOlDfEszshs79b3aQYYj4yTi08Awlpe6tTHedH-1UwmhB1mYn5tzVIripW_1CC43btN5hIMlGL7WrkeNALsUMfGTb9g9a5Vc4FzGON68q7-vKK4EyjxzdXZKWDV6Lphx5qqbJ2XsduBhf9jIxA2cIPalSEzDw

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Actually I'm not sure, but isn't this an old image....?

After a quick search at Google, this image was first posted on 2. February, then on 8. March and later somewhere in April:

https://www.google.com/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZiuPcRo8NzA0T5kxkXkY7foTEQzgswmi3yRk4fRzgRPRtu2mT9OWcLGR33saUFSV5F-YtHvw4YVNrHDRSDnd4vQfGKPJ-QUq4GvOJ4wJIGDl9nm5zkpPzVMulFxXrP0exLSxSmxMyMcWWeRKFif7BWO3YRJJIoVpLheKcHdDscqnjCRWdmTTNC5u9dUmjRD-7ZoOlDfEszshs79b3aQYYj4yTi08Awlpe6tTHedH-1UwmhB1mYn5tzVIripW_1CC43btN5hIMlGL7WrkeNALsUMfGTb9g9a5Vc4FzGON68q7-vKK4EyjxzdXZKWDV6Lphx5qqbJ2XsduBhf9jIxA2cIPalSEzDw

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That pic is also in the post #984 of this thread.

The upper part of the island structure was sitting there in the assembly plant since the December of last year.

 

[MReynolds]

Any recent images of the Shanghai shipyard? I'm curious to see how far along they are with the new basin construction.