China's first indigenous carrier CV17

[J20!]

sea tial Part I

Great pics mate. 54 weeks from launch to the first sea trial. Props to Dailan shipyard

The fog was quite thick when she left port:

 

[J20!]

Video on the launch:


These ships are not at the exact same angle, but this comparison is quite informative:

The island on the newer carrier is significantly smaller than the Liaoning's...

 

[Neo]

Congrats China
...............................

 

[J20!]

And the first sea trial is officially logged at 5 days. The carrier returned to port today, Friday the 18th May 2018:

Video:

http://video.weibo.com/show?fid=1034:bea82c6e78044a41a438cd4f64dac7d7

 

[J20!]

Additional photos of her sea trial and return to the shipyard:

Great pic ruined by the silly watermark

Video with shots of her bridge:

 

[J20!]

China’s home-made carrier back to pier after first sea trial
The state broadcaster has offered a first-hand peek into the interior of the new flattop during its maiden voyage

By ASIA TIMES STAFF MAY 18, 2018 5:43 PM (UTC+8)

China’s second aircraft carrier, and the first domestically built, returned to its construction yard at Dalian Shipyard in northeastern China’s Liaoning province at noon on Friday, having wrapped up a five-day voyage into the nearby Bohai Sea.

The new carrier embarked on its maiden voyage on May 13, a week later than rumored. Photo: AFP

Looking out from the carrier’s island. Photo: China Central Television screen grab
State broadcaster China Central Television reported that much of the equipment aboard the 65,000-ton vessel underwent tests throughout the sea trial, “yielding results as expected,” without elaborating further.

But a one-minute clip aired by CCTV has offered a peek into the interior of the vessel, which is yet to be named but is referred to as carrier “Type 001A.”

The vessel’s spacious wheelhouse with racks of monitors and computers, as well as what is believed to be a central chamber of its propulsion system, appeared in the clip.

A rare view of the carrier’s bulbous bow. Photo: China Central Television screen grab

Inside the wheelhouse of the carrier. Photo: China Central Television screen grab

People’s Liberation Army technicians and seamen monitor equipment inside a power chamber. Photo: China Central Television screen grab
It’s believed that the maiden voyage was primarily meant to test the carrier’s conventional oil-fueled steam turbine power plant and other communication, navigation and steering systems.

The new flattop will cast off for more sea trials in the coming months as the Chinese navy expects to receive it by the end of the year for installation of weapons and air complement.

State media have played down the first sailing of the carrier on May 13, just one year and two weeks after it was launched.

 

[J20!]

Detailed look at her island and the virgin flight deck from a pic of her returning from her first ship-builder's trial:

 

[carp]

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

BEWARE CHINA HAS TAKEN OVER SPAIN.... You proved China is a hegemonic and xi jinping Winnie the pooh new HITLER and Chinese citizens new NAZIS...

hmmm, 1.3 billion+ NAZIS, you sound panic...

 

[carp]

If India hadn't hastily decommissioned the Virat before commissioning the Vikrant, we'd have higher "tonnage" than China.

really too late to recognize that, India will learn the lesson and keep every ship on duty from now on some how some day gonna be the number one navy in the world.

 

[lcafanboy]

And the first sea trial is officially logged at 5 days. The carrier returned to port today, Friday the 18th May 2018:

Video:

http://video.weibo.com/show?fid=1034:bea82c6e78044a41a438cd4f64dac7d7

Just heard from a very reliable source that this chinese junk indegenios carrier broke down in its first days of sea trail and had to be brought back to safely of shipyard......:biggrin2:

 

[captscooby81]

May be that's why they call it sea trails just to check every small issue which props up

Just heard from a very reliable source that this chinese junk indegenios carrier broke down in its first days of sea trail and had to be brought back to safely of shipyard......:biggrin2:

 

[Armand2REP]

May be that's why they call it sea trails just to check every small issue which props up

Her maiden voyage should last for 6 weeks. How long was she out of port?

 

[captscooby81]

Not more than 10 days i think ...not even 2 weeks for sure

Her maiden voyage should last for 6 weeks. How long was she out of port?

 

[nimo_cn]

Just heard from a very reliable source that this chinese junk indegenios carrier broke down in its first days of sea trail and had to be brought back to safely of shipyard......:biggrin2:

really?i hope nothing like what indian aircraft carrier had been through happened to Chinese aircraft.

 

[rockdog]

First time two carriers in the same picture

 

[J20!]

First time two carriers in the same picture

Aerial pics of Dailan shipyard:

The 3rd and 4th Type 055 Destroyers are yet t be launched:

Previously posted pic of the two in drydock:

Liaoning, is still dock-side, her cousin is still in dry dock and the two crew transports are dock-side as well:

 

[AMCA]

China’s new aircraft carrier is in for repairs — and its project manager faces corruption charges
CHINA’S ambitions in the South China Sea have suffered a setback after its first home-built aircraft carrier appears to be in crisis.

Jamie Seidel
News Corp Australia NetworkJUNE 18, 201811:35AM

• Video
• Image

IT’s not a good idea to cross China’s new President-for life Xi Jinping. Find yourself in his bad books and you’re likely to promptly face ‘corruption’ charges.

It’s been his favourite tool to sideline political opponents and those who fail to live up to his expectations. And it appears the manager of China’s highest profile defence project — the new Type 001A aircraft carrier — has done just that.

The ship has become a symbol of Beijing’s ambitious drive to seize the South China Sea and stamp its authority on the world stage. It is expected to enter full service by 2020. It will give Beijing a powerful new symbol of its wealth and strength.

But it was returned to dry dock immediately after its first voyage to sea.

This is unusual.

It indicates technical issues requiring extensive work.

China’s state-run media has been silent on the issue for the past month.

But, now, the manager of the Type 001A construction project has been jailed.

China's new aircraft carrier Type 001A - the first it has built on its own - has been returned to dry-dock after its first trip to sea. In the background is Liaoning, the Soviet-era ship purchased from Ukraine that its design is based upon.Source:Supplied


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THE PRICE OF FAILURE?


The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (the Communist Party’s internal police) said in a brief statement at the weekend that Sun Bo was being probed for “suspicion of serious breach of the party discipline and the law”.

The Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post says this is “the usual euphemism for corruption”.

The 57-year-old is general manager of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), the state-run business responsible for building the aircraft carrier. Its major shipyard is based in the northeastern city of Dalian.

The Post says Sun rose through the ranks in Dalian after specialising in maritime design. He joined the Communist Party leadership as a CSIC manager in 2009.

He took up the role of general manager in 2015, second only to chairman Hu Wenming.

Sun’s greatest responsibility was the success of the Type 001A project.

After a five-year construction process, the aircraft carrier put to sea on May 13, and returned five days later. Chinese state media declared it had completed ‘all of its assigned tasks’.

President Xi Jinping has exploited a highly publicised anti-corruption campaign since he won the office in 2012. Since then, he has jailed a number of high-profile, senior military and government figures. Many have been rumoured to be opponents of his drive to centralise all power under his ‘president for-life’ authority.

President Xi also has been publicly calling to strengthen and modernise the nation’s navy in recent months, insisting it will become a major international maritime power.

China's new aircraft carrier, known only as Type 001A at this stage, while undergoing sea trials.Source:Supplied


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GREAT EXPECTATIONS

Early in May, pictures appeared on Chinese social media showing the freshly completed Type 001A putting to sea for the first time. Shortly after, Beijing’s state-controlled media began distributing photographs and footage of the ship as it underwent its first operational tests.

The idea was to push its navigation and propulsion systems to the limit.

EXPLORE MORE: What we know about China’s new aircraft carrier

What hasn’t been shown is what’s happened since.

The carrier was immediately placed within the same dry dock it was built in. The gates were closed. The water was drained. Many of its crew have returned to shore, and dockyard workers are back in action.

undefined
Why? We don’t know.

But aircraft carriers are complicated beasts.

The pride of the US Navy, the USS Ford, has also been undergoing extensive repairs and modifications since it was first launched more than a year ago. Problems persist with its catapult and landing systems, as well as its power generators.

Britain’s brand new HMS Queen Elizabeth also had to return to dry dock recently after it was discovered the seals around the drive shafts powering its enormous propellers were leaking water into the ship.

While Type 001A is no match for any of the United States’ 11 nuclear-powered super carriers, the presence of it and its half-sister in the South China Sea has the potential to tip the balance of power in the region.

DELVE DEEPER: Can China beat the United States?

It can carry between 18-24 J-15 fighter jets, as well as about 17 helicopters.

China’s one operational aircraft carrier, Liaoning, was built almost 30 years ago by the Soviet Union. It was purchased from Ukraine (under the guise of turning it into a floating casino) before being reactivated as a training ship in 2012.

A view down the ski-ramp of Type 001A while the ship was undergoing sea trials.Source:Supplied

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Beijing has declared the ship was now reached ‘initial operational capability’, having fully established the necessary flying and operational procedures.

“The carrier group’s exercises have been deepened to include combat operations in the open seas,” Defense Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang told state media earlier this month. “It has initially formed a system combat capability,” Ren said.

State media has quoted military experts as saying China plans to build at least six carriers.

Type 001A undergoes preparations shortly before setting out to sea for trials in May.Source:Supplied

 

[Armand2REP]

China’s new aircraft carrier is in for repairs — and its project manager faces corruption charges
CHINA’S ambitions in the South China Sea have suffered a setback after its first home-built aircraft carrier appears to be in crisis.

Jamie Seidel
News Corp Australia NetworkJUNE 18, 201811:35AM

• Video
• Image

IT’s not a good idea to cross China’s new President-for life Xi Jinping. Find yourself in his bad books and you’re likely to promptly face ‘corruption’ charges.

It’s been his favourite tool to sideline political opponents and those who fail to live up to his expectations. And it appears the manager of China’s highest profile defence project — the new Type 001A aircraft carrier — has done just that.

The ship has become a symbol of Beijing’s ambitious drive to seize the South China Sea and stamp its authority on the world stage. It is expected to enter full service by 2020. It will give Beijing a powerful new symbol of its wealth and strength.

But it was returned to dry dock immediately after its first voyage to sea.

This is unusual.

It indicates technical issues requiring extensive work.

China’s state-run media has been silent on the issue for the past month.

But, now, the manager of the Type 001A construction project has been jailed.

China's new aircraft carrier Type 001A - the first it has built on its own - has been returned to dry-dock after its first trip to sea. In the background is Liaoning, the Soviet-era ship purchased from Ukraine that its design is based upon.Source:Supplied


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THE PRICE OF FAILURE?


The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (the Communist Party’s internal police) said in a brief statement at the weekend that Sun Bo was being probed for “suspicion of serious breach of the party discipline and the law”.

The Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post says this is “the usual euphemism for corruption”.

The 57-year-old is general manager of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), the state-run business responsible for building the aircraft carrier. Its major shipyard is based in the northeastern city of Dalian.

The Post says Sun rose through the ranks in Dalian after specialising in maritime design. He joined the Communist Party leadership as a CSIC manager in 2009.

He took up the role of general manager in 2015, second only to chairman Hu Wenming.

Sun’s greatest responsibility was the success of the Type 001A project.

After a five-year construction process, the aircraft carrier put to sea on May 13, and returned five days later. Chinese state media declared it had completed ‘all of its assigned tasks’.

President Xi Jinping has exploited a highly publicised anti-corruption campaign since he won the office in 2012. Since then, he has jailed a number of high-profile, senior military and government figures. Many have been rumoured to be opponents of his drive to centralise all power under his ‘president for-life’ authority.

President Xi also has been publicly calling to strengthen and modernise the nation’s navy in recent months, insisting it will become a major international maritime power.

China's new aircraft carrier, known only as Type 001A at this stage, while undergoing sea trials.Source:Supplied


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GREAT EXPECTATIONS

Early in May, pictures appeared on Chinese social media showing the freshly completed Type 001A putting to sea for the first time. Shortly after, Beijing’s state-controlled media began distributing photographs and footage of the ship as it underwent its first operational tests.

The idea was to push its navigation and propulsion systems to the limit.

EXPLORE MORE: What we know about China’s new aircraft carrier

What hasn’t been shown is what’s happened since.

The carrier was immediately placed within the same dry dock it was built in. The gates were closed. The water was drained. Many of its crew have returned to shore, and dockyard workers are back in action.

undefined
Why? We don’t know.

But aircraft carriers are complicated beasts.

The pride of the US Navy, the USS Ford, has also been undergoing extensive repairs and modifications since it was first launched more than a year ago. Problems persist with its catapult and landing systems, as well as its power generators.

Britain’s brand new HMS Queen Elizabeth also had to return to dry dock recently after it was discovered the seals around the drive shafts powering its enormous propellers were leaking water into the ship.

While Type 001A is no match for any of the United States’ 11 nuclear-powered super carriers, the presence of it and its half-sister in the South China Sea has the potential to tip the balance of power in the region.

DELVE DEEPER: Can China beat the United States?

It can carry between 18-24 J-15 fighter jets, as well as about 17 helicopters.

China’s one operational aircraft carrier, Liaoning, was built almost 30 years ago by the Soviet Union. It was purchased from Ukraine (under the guise of turning it into a floating casino) before being reactivated as a training ship in 2012.

A view down the ski-ramp of Type 001A while the ship was undergoing sea trials.Source:Supplied

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Beijing has declared the ship was now reached ‘initial operational capability’, having fully established the necessary flying and operational procedures.

“The carrier group’s exercises have been deepened to include combat operations in the open seas,” Defense Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang told state media earlier this month. “It has initially formed a system combat capability,” Ren said.

State media has quoted military experts as saying China plans to build at least six carriers.

Type 001A undergoes preparations shortly before setting out to sea for trials in May.Source:Supplied

We knew it was ported far too early but to put the project manager in prison indicates fatal design flaws, perhaps irreparable.

 

[nimo_cn]

China’s new aircraft carrier is in for repairs — and its project manager faces corruption charges
CHINA’S ambitions in the South China Sea have suffered a setback after its first home-built aircraft carrier appears to be in crisis.

Jamie Seidel
News Corp Australia NetworkJUNE 18, 201811:35AM

• Video
• Image

IT’s not a good idea to cross China’s new President-for life Xi Jinping. Find yourself in his bad books and you’re likely to promptly face ‘corruption’ charges.

It’s been his favourite tool to sideline political opponents and those who fail to live up to his expectations. And it appears the manager of China’s highest profile defence project — the new Type 001A aircraft carrier — has done just that.

The ship has become a symbol of Beijing’s ambitious drive to seize the South China Sea and stamp its authority on the world stage. It is expected to enter full service by 2020. It will give Beijing a powerful new symbol of its wealth and strength.

But it was returned to dry dock immediately after its first voyage to sea.

This is unusual.

It indicates technical issues requiring extensive work.

China’s state-run media has been silent on the issue for the past month.

But, now, the manager of the Type 001A construction project has been jailed.

China's new aircraft carrier Type 001A - the first it has built on its own - has been returned to dry-dock after its first trip to sea. In the background is Liaoning, the Soviet-era ship purchased from Ukraine that its design is based upon.Source:Supplied


Ads by Kiosked

THE PRICE OF FAILURE?


The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (the Communist Party’s internal police) said in a brief statement at the weekend that Sun Bo was being probed for “suspicion of serious breach of the party discipline and the law”.

The Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post says this is “the usual euphemism for corruption”.

The 57-year-old is general manager of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), the state-run business responsible for building the aircraft carrier. Its major shipyard is based in the northeastern city of Dalian.

The Post says Sun rose through the ranks in Dalian after specialising in maritime design. He joined the Communist Party leadership as a CSIC manager in 2009.

He took up the role of general manager in 2015, second only to chairman Hu Wenming.

Sun’s greatest responsibility was the success of the Type 001A project.

After a five-year construction process, the aircraft carrier put to sea on May 13, and returned five days later. Chinese state media declared it had completed ‘all of its assigned tasks’.

President Xi Jinping has exploited a highly publicised anti-corruption campaign since he won the office in 2012. Since then, he has jailed a number of high-profile, senior military and government figures. Many have been rumoured to be opponents of his drive to centralise all power under his ‘president for-life’ authority.

President Xi also has been publicly calling to strengthen and modernise the nation’s navy in recent months, insisting it will become a major international maritime power.

China's new aircraft carrier, known only as Type 001A at this stage, while undergoing sea trials.Source:Supplied


Ads by Kiosked

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

Early in May, pictures appeared on Chinese social media showing the freshly completed Type 001A putting to sea for the first time. Shortly after, Beijing’s state-controlled media began distributing photographs and footage of the ship as it underwent its first operational tests.

The idea was to push its navigation and propulsion systems to the limit.

EXPLORE MORE: What we know about China’s new aircraft carrier

What hasn’t been shown is what’s happened since.

The carrier was immediately placed within the same dry dock it was built in. The gates were closed. The water was drained. Many of its crew have returned to shore, and dockyard workers are back in action.

undefined
Why? We don’t know.

But aircraft carriers are complicated beasts.

The pride of the US Navy, the USS Ford, has also been undergoing extensive repairs and modifications since it was first launched more than a year ago. Problems persist with its catapult and landing systems, as well as its power generators.

Britain’s brand new HMS Queen Elizabeth also had to return to dry dock recently after it was discovered the seals around the drive shafts powering its enormous propellers were leaking water into the ship.

While Type 001A is no match for any of the United States’ 11 nuclear-powered super carriers, the presence of it and its half-sister in the South China Sea has the potential to tip the balance of power in the region.

DELVE DEEPER: Can China beat the United States?

It can carry between 18-24 J-15 fighter jets, as well as about 17 helicopters.

China’s one operational aircraft carrier, Liaoning, was built almost 30 years ago by the Soviet Union. It was purchased from Ukraine (under the guise of turning it into a floating casino) before being reactivated as a training ship in 2012.

A view down the ski-ramp of Type 001A while the ship was undergoing sea trials.Source:Supplied

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Beijing has declared the ship was now reached ‘initial operational capability’, having fully established the necessary flying and operational procedures.

“The carrier group’s exercises have been deepened to include combat operations in the open seas,” Defense Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang told state media earlier this month. “It has initially formed a system combat capability,” Ren said.

State media has quoted military experts as saying China plans to build at least six carriers.

Type 001A undergoes preparations shortly before setting out to sea for trials in May.Source:Supplied

south china morning post says he was detained for corruption, what does it have to do with the Chinese aircraft carrier?

the former Chinese railway minister liu zhijun is also jailed for corruption, so what?

 

[lcafanboy]

China’s new aircraft carrier is in for repairs — and its project manager faces corruption charges
CHINA’S ambitions in the South China Sea have suffered a setback after its first home-built aircraft carrier appears to be in crisis.

Jamie Seidel
News Corp Australia NetworkJUNE 18, 201811:35AM

• Video
• Image

IT’s not a good idea to cross China’s new President-for life Xi Jinping. Find yourself in his bad books and you’re likely to promptly face ‘corruption’ charges.

It’s been his favourite tool to sideline political opponents and those who fail to live up to his expectations. And it appears the manager of China’s highest profile defence project — the new Type 001A aircraft carrier — has done just that.

The ship has become a symbol of Beijing’s ambitious drive to seize the South China Sea and stamp its authority on the world stage. It is expected to enter full service by 2020. It will give Beijing a powerful new symbol of its wealth and strength.

But it was returned to dry dock immediately after its first voyage to sea.

This is unusual.

It indicates technical issues requiring extensive work.

China’s state-run media has been silent on the issue for the past month.

But, now, the manager of the Type 001A construction project has been jailed.

China's new aircraft carrier Type 001A - the first it has built on its own - has been returned to dry-dock after its first trip to sea. In the background is Liaoning, the Soviet-era ship purchased from Ukraine that its design is based upon.Source:Supplied


Ads by Kiosked

THE PRICE OF FAILURE?


The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (the Communist Party’s internal police) said in a brief statement at the weekend that Sun Bo was being probed for “suspicion of serious breach of the party discipline and the law”.

The Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post says this is “the usual euphemism for corruption”.

The 57-year-old is general manager of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), the state-run business responsible for building the aircraft carrier. Its major shipyard is based in the northeastern city of Dalian.

The Post says Sun rose through the ranks in Dalian after specialising in maritime design. He joined the Communist Party leadership as a CSIC manager in 2009.

He took up the role of general manager in 2015, second only to chairman Hu Wenming.

Sun’s greatest responsibility was the success of the Type 001A project.

After a five-year construction process, the aircraft carrier put to sea on May 13, and returned five days later. Chinese state media declared it had completed ‘all of its assigned tasks’.

President Xi Jinping has exploited a highly publicised anti-corruption campaign since he won the office in 2012. Since then, he has jailed a number of high-profile, senior military and government figures. Many have been rumoured to be opponents of his drive to centralise all power under his ‘president for-life’ authority.

President Xi also has been publicly calling to strengthen and modernise the nation’s navy in recent months, insisting it will become a major international maritime power.

China's new aircraft carrier, known only as Type 001A at this stage, while undergoing sea trials.Source:Supplied


Ads by Kiosked

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

Early in May, pictures appeared on Chinese social media showing the freshly completed Type 001A putting to sea for the first time. Shortly after, Beijing’s state-controlled media began distributing photographs and footage of the ship as it underwent its first operational tests.

The idea was to push its navigation and propulsion systems to the limit.

EXPLORE MORE: What we know about China’s new aircraft carrier

What hasn’t been shown is what’s happened since.

The carrier was immediately placed within the same dry dock it was built in. The gates were closed. The water was drained. Many of its crew have returned to shore, and dockyard workers are back in action.

undefined
Why? We don’t know.

But aircraft carriers are complicated beasts.

The pride of the US Navy, the USS Ford, has also been undergoing extensive repairs and modifications since it was first launched more than a year ago. Problems persist with its catapult and landing systems, as well as its power generators.

Britain’s brand new HMS Queen Elizabeth also had to return to dry dock recently after it was discovered the seals around the drive shafts powering its enormous propellers were leaking water into the ship.

While Type 001A is no match for any of the United States’ 11 nuclear-powered super carriers, the presence of it and its half-sister in the South China Sea has the potential to tip the balance of power in the region.

DELVE DEEPER: Can China beat the United States?

It can carry between 18-24 J-15 fighter jets, as well as about 17 helicopters.

China’s one operational aircraft carrier, Liaoning, was built almost 30 years ago by the Soviet Union. It was purchased from Ukraine (under the guise of turning it into a floating casino) before being reactivated as a training ship in 2012.

A view down the ski-ramp of Type 001A while the ship was undergoing sea trials.Source:Supplied

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Beijing has declared the ship was now reached ‘initial operational capability’, having fully established the necessary flying and operational procedures.

“The carrier group’s exercises have been deepened to include combat operations in the open seas,” Defense Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang told state media earlier this month. “It has initially formed a system combat capability,” Ren said.

State media has quoted military experts as saying China plans to build at least six carriers.

Type 001A undergoes preparations shortly before setting out to sea for trials in May.Source:Supplied

We knew it was ported far too early but to put the project manager in prison indicates fatal design flaws, perhaps irreparable.

Beware just like earlier instance in Indian ocean where a Chinese JUNK naval ship drifted powerlessly one more JUNK Chinese naval ship will be DRIFTING powerless this time in SCS.

Warning: Chinese junk is injurious for humanity and mother Earth...