Shandong (ship)
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The Shandong is a STOBAR - aircraft carriers of the Chinese Navy . The ship was started under the project name Type 001A and launched in 2017. It was named after Shandong Province and is the first aircraft carrier entirely built in China.
On December 17, 2019, the Shandong was put into service. It bears the hull number 17.
technology
The construction is based on the design of the Admiral Kuznetsov class . It was further developed and the water displacement increased slightly to around 50,000–70,000 t. The Shandong was built at the shipyard in Dalian ( ⊙ ), which had already converted the Varyag to Liaoning . The ship has a conventional drive with steam turbines and diesel generators. It is 315 meters long, 75 meters wide and is said to have a speed of up to 31 knots .
Compared to the Liaoning, the flight deck has been widened and the area of the superstructure has been reduced, which means more space is available for the aircraft.
Armament and equipment
24–32 Shenyang J-15 fighter planes and 12 helicopters are to be stationed on the carrier .
The carrier is said to have an advanced S-band AESA type 346 radar system .
Key data
| Period | event |
|---|---|
| November 2013 | Start of construction |
| April 26, 2017 | Launch |
| 13-18 May, 2018 | first sea trials |
| August 26 - September 4, 2018 | second sea trial |
| 11.-12. September | Interception device installed |
| September 14, 2018 | Flight tests with J-15 , Z-18, Z-9 |
| 25th September 2018 | Installation of the radio antenna |
| October 28 - November 6, 2018 | third sea trial |
| December 27, 2018 - January 8, 2019 | Fourth sea trial |
| February 27 - March 4, 2019 | fifth sea trial |
| May 25 - 31, 2019 | sixth sea trial |
| 1st - 4th and 6th - 22nd August 2019 | seventh sea trial |
| October 15-20 | eighth sea trial |
| from November 14, 2019 | ninth sea trials and exercises in the South China Sea |
| 17th December 2019 | Handover to the Navy of the People's Liberation Army |
Individual evidence
- ^ Andrew Tate: China's second aircraft carrier begins sea trials. In: janes.com. May 14, 2018, accessed on September 21, 2018 .
- ↑ China's new aircraft carrier is a clear signal. In: ntv.de. December 18, 2019, accessed December 23, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d Jamie Seidel: China's new aircraft carrier: what we know. In: news.com.au. March 6, 2018, accessed December 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Xi Focus: Xi attends commissioning of first Chinese-built aircraft carrier. In: xinhuanet.com. December 17, 2019, accessed December 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Laura Zhou: China finishes hull of first domestically built aircraft carrier. In: South China Morning Post. October 28, 2016, accessed November 1, 2016 .
- ↑ Billie Thomson: China's second aircraft carrier 'Shandong' enters service amid tensions with Taiwan and the US. In: dailymail.co.uk. December 17, 2019, accessed December 17, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Andrew Tate: Further progress made on China's Type 001A carrier. IHS Jane's 360, September 26, 2016, accessed May 18, 2017 .
- ↑ China Adds An Island Tower To Its Aircraft Carrier. In: popsci.com. Retrieved May 18, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c What do we know so far about China's second aircraft carrier? In: ChinaPower Project. Center for Strategic and International Studies , April 22, 2017, accessed December 24, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ China confirms construction of a second aircraft carrier. Deutsche Welle, December 31, 2015, accessed October 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Chris Buckley: China Says It Is Building Its Second Aircraft Carrier. The New York Times, December 31, 2015, accessed October 27, 2016 .
- ↑ China presents its first own aircraft carrier In: 20 Minuten from April 26, 2017