China launches high-tech aircraft carrier in naval milestone
Source: AP
By DAVID RISING and KEN MORITSUGU
BEIJING (AP) Beijing launched a new-generation aircraft carrier Friday, the first such ship to be both designed and built in China, in a milestone as it seeks to extend the range and power of its navy.
The Type 003 carrier christened Fujian left its drydock at a shipyard outside Shanghai in the morning and tied up at a nearby pier, state media reports said.
State broadcaster CCTV showed assembled navy personnel standing beneath the massive ship as water jets sprayed over its deck, multi-colored streamers flew and colorful smoke was released.
Equipped with the latest weaponry and aircraft-launch technology, the Type 003 ships capabilities are thought to rival those of Western carriers, as Beijing seeks to turn its navy, already the worlds largest, into a multi-carrier force.
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, coloured smoke mark the launch ceremony for China's third aircraft carrier christened Fujian at a dry dock in Shanghai on Friday, June 17, 2022. China on Friday launched its third aircraft carrier, the first such ship to be both designed and built entirely within the country. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)
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oldsoftie
(12,615 posts)pfitz59
(10,391 posts)and endurance of US carriers. no mention of propulsion in the article.
Crowman2009
(2,499 posts)That way anti-air or anti-sub surface assets can be dispersed to where a squadron or group won't be crippled if the destroyer sinks.
sarisataka
(18,779 posts)It is conventionally powered. More than endurance is a nuclear powered carrier has more room for fuel and weapons for its planes.
The planned Type 004 carrier is expected to be nuclear powered.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,369 posts)Good enough for work close to China. It may be difficult to support military operations in Africa or South America.
sarisataka
(18,779 posts)Is aircraft.
Stuart G
(38,448 posts)LT Barclay
(2,606 posts)First: we may be getting back to a pre-WW1 thing where the countries need to flex muscles and beat their chests.
Second: check out the book "The Imperial Cruise" by James Bradley. China was THE world power up until the mid-1700's. They haven't forgotten even if we have. We're funding their re-building. These videos, to me, express what their leaders think but would never say publically.
disndat
(1,887 posts)hopes to take Taiwan some day. No?