Type 075 Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) News & Discussions

[bahadur999]

From "大猫和他的小伙伴们“:-

Type 075 is around 31,000 tons. And its hangar is able to accommodate helicopters only.

Its subsequent variant Type 075A has much larger displacement. The hangar is able to take in various types of aircraft (presumably it meant rotor wing and fixed wing).

(As for what type of fixed wing aircraft, nobody knows. You may guess it as a STOVL or VTOL, time will tell).

The design of this variant is said have been completed.

Last point - priority is given to complete construction of additional contract for type 071 LP D over that of type 075, that is why the appearance of type 075 hull is late.

*** This is a info not confirmed by PLAN nor the shipyard (they never confirm anything until you see the leaked photo ) ***

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That might confirm 75 is 31000t and 75A is 40000t (as SCMP reported). CSSC did a great job boosting the hype around it.
It won't be a surprise to expect UAVs on top of it either then.

 

[samsara]

That might confirm 75 is 31000t and 75A is 40000t (as SCMP reported). CSSC did a great job boosting the hype around it.
It won't be a surprise to expect UAVs on top of it either then.

From which source did you know that "CSSC did a great job boosting the hype around it."

Because I never read any where that CSSC had communicated this issue earlier about the ship displacement tonnage.

And if they had never said anything then how could they hype somrthing???

 

[bahadur999]

From which source did you know that "CSSC did a great job boosting the hype around it."

Because I never read any where that CSSC had communicated this issue earlier about the ship displacement tonnage.

And if they had never said anything then how could they hype somrthing???

Who do you think design the 075...
However, well, a company usually doesn't boost the hype except on exhibitions - it is the media so i do take that one back though.

 

[cirr]

Satellite image on 07/05/2019

071 LPD and 075 LHD being built concurrently at HDZH?

 

[aziqbal]

Definitely the top one is LHD, look at the hanger cutaway, the length and the width

The aft still needs assembly

Below that is Type 071 which looks well completed

This is finally confirmation that LHD is under construction in China after so many years

Also big news that it’s with 8th LPD at HD

 

[Deino]

Another image taken about one month earlier on 8. April

 

[samsara]

From Rupprecht Deino on 09 May:

And what do you think of this image?? Allegedly another Type 071 LPD and the first Type 075 LHD being built concurrently at HDZH.

via Cirr/PDF

https://twitter.com/x/status/1126452568220106758

Then from Dafeng Cao on 09 May:

1st 075 LHD under construction at HDZH shipyard is taking shape.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1126501111408410624

 

[lcloo]

Caption: 2019 May 6th Hudong Zhonghua. Look at the width of 075.

 

[samsara]

Caption: 2019 May 6th Hudong Zhonghua. Look at the width of 075.
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What's your thought on this, lcloo?

I once read some member said that the lead ship of 075 won't be outstanding in size, but the successive ones will be significantly larger!

 

[lcloo]

What's your thought on this, lcloo?

I once read some member said that the lead ship of 075 won't be outstanding in size, but the successive ones will be significantly larger!

A certain cat once said there will be a larger variant called type 075A, but we won't see it until a few 075 have been launched. IMO, at least 5 years wait is to be expected before we see a module in shipyard.

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From "大猫和他的小伙伴们“:-

Type 075 is around 31,000 tons. And its hangar is able to accommodate helicopters only.

Its subsequent variant Type 075A has much larger displacement. The hangar is able to take in various types of aircraft (presumably it meant rotor wing and fixed wing).

(As for what type of fixed wing aircraft, nobody knows. You may guess it as a STOVL or VTOL, time will tell).

The design of this variant is said have been completed.

Last point - priority is (was) given to complete construction of additional contract for type 071 LP D over that of type 075, that is why the appearance of type 075 hull is late.

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1126796367052136448

 

[cirr]

 

[Deino]

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[Deino]

... any idea for what kind of ship these modules on the left could fit?

 

[MReynolds]

... any idea for what kind of ship these modules on the left could fit?

My guess is a second 075 hull.