Type 075 Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) News & Discussions

LKJ86 · Apr 24, 2021

samsara said:
About the SSBN, OedoSoldier mentioned "Long March No. 18" yet @Daniel808 posted as "PLANS-421"... anyone can explain this sub numbering?

"Changzheng-18" is the name.

Deino · Apr 24, 2021

See the ceremony on CCTV-13 on YouTube:

Daniel808 · Apr 24, 2021

samsara said:
09IV nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine SSBN "Long March 18", 055 Destroyer "Dalian" and 075 LHD "Hainan" came into service on 23 April 2021.

Watch the short commissioning footage!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1385927628431843328

About the SSBN, OedoSoldier mentioned "Long March No. 18" yet @Daniel808 posted as "PLANS-421"... anyone can explain this sub numbering?

The pennant number 421, the sub name CZ-18.

Not to be confused with Long March Rocket (CZ) series

Deino · Apr 24, 2021

LKJ86 said:
"Changzheng-18" is the name.

By the way, already any idea for the 2nd and 3rd Type 075's names?

075型两栖攻击舰 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书

zh.wikipedia.org

Daniel808 · Apr 24, 2021

Inside LHD-31 PLANS Hainan ARG (Amphibious Ready Group-SSF) Southern Fleet

sheik · Apr 24, 2021

Deino said:
By the way, already any idea for the 2nd and 3rd Type 075's names?

075型两栖攻击舰 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书

zh.wikipedia.org

Must be named after some province but won't be the important ones like Beijing or Shanghai.
Guangdong will most likely be used on the 1st Type 003 (#18), so nearly impossible for an LHD either.

samsara · Apr 24, 2021

Nice recap to refresh one's memory handily, nice too for the absence of any political slur, purely substance only, good job Xavier Vavasseur

reposted the link from @xuxu1457

“The historic (over 70,000 tons combined commissioned on a single day) event coincided with the 72th anniversary of the PLAN.”

China Commissions A Type 055 DDG, A Type 075 LHD And A Type 094 SSBN In A Single Day

China Commissions a Type 055 DDG, a Type 075 LHD and a Type 094 SSBN in a Single Day - Naval News

In a what is likely a first ever, China's today commissioned three major vessels into the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) fleet: A Type 055 Destroyer (NATO designation: Renhai-class cruiser), a Type 075 LHD (NATO designation: Yushen-class) and a Type 094 SSBN (NATO...

www.navalnews.com