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

[ChineseTiger1986]

 

[lcloo]

Note the whitish grey areas. These are the top modules added recently.

 

[Deino]

Could this be the first official image of how the Type 003 aircraft carrier will look like?

At least this commemoration coin from the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) looks very interesting.

(Image via @芯苒 from https://lt.cjdby.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=2709946&extra=page=1)

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Could this be the first official image of how the Type 003 aircraft carrier will look like?

At least this commemoration coin from the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) looks very interesting.

(Image via @芯苒 from https://lt.cjdby.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=2709946&extra=page=1)


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It was actually available in Taobao many years ago.

That's obviously an old badge, and the flattop within that badge is probably the design of the original Type 002 with steam catapults.

Right now, the CSSC is designated as “中国船舶集团有限公司” since 2019.

In that badge, it still uses the old designation as “中国船舶工业集团公司”.

The original Type 002 was comparable to the Kitty Hawk class, and it was designated to be a 70,000 tonnes class flattop with steam catapult.

 

[lcloo]

Digging out the old CG picture of WIP of CV17 which is comparable to current WIP of 003, my guess is that 003 will be launched around 2022 June, plus or minus 2 or 3 months difference because they belonged to different displacement class and different construction method.

Fitting out and sea trial will be from 2 1/2 years (CV17 refers) to 3 years. Thus commissioning would be around 3rd quarter of 2025.

CV17 WIP illustration: The rusty red parts are the modules added as at 2016 January. The gray and orange parts were not added as at that time.

 

[Deino]

And another update, this time for the Type 003 aircraft carrier under construction at the Jiangnan Shipyard shipyard with once again a blurry satellite image only dated 10. March 10.

Seems as if in comparison to the previously most recent image from 2. March no major changes are visible.

(Image via @卫星图像发烧员 from Weibo)

 

[obj 705A]

Finaly we have satalite images of the powerplant and I belive we could now safely say it is conventionally powered.
May be the reactors were still not ready when they first began construction because even if they would begin construction in say 2018 the other components of the carrier were probably being produced even before that so even if the reactors were ready in say 2019 or 2020 it was already too late to change the design.

 

[Deino]

 

[Polestar 2]

So what propulsion will it be? Nuclear or Steam turbine with those clearer photo? Based on what? Number of generator?

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

So what propulsion will it be? Nuclear or Steam turbine with those clearer photo? Based on what? Number of generator?

It could be an radiation shielding box, but we need more clear picture to draw the conclusion.

 

[lcloo]

Update. Fabricated modules placed along side the dry dock.

 

[Deino]

Here the clear one...

 

[lcloo]

Bad news for all China military watchers. CJDBY has closed permanently all threads on PLA, PLAN, PLAAF, China Space and New Concept Weapons.

 

[jaybird]

Bad news for all China military watchers. CJDBY has closed permanently all threads on PLA, PLAN, PLAAF, China Space and New Concept Weapons.

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It's a sad day for China military watchers. But even more sad day for the lazy intelligence agents who get used to collecting information on a platter from the China military watchers.

Seriously, I think it will mostly be a temporary thing. Maybe after a year or two it will be back to normal unless
U.S and China really going for hot war.

 

[S10]

Bad news for all China military watchers. CJDBY has closed permanently all threads on PLA, PLAN, PLAAF, China Space and New Concept Weapons.

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Some idiot nicknamed longyin was debating about air defense units and gave out a bunch of information on a Taiwan forum to prove his point.