CV-17 Shandong (002 carrier) Thread I ...News, Views and operations

[by78]

... but no wake to be seen.

Yep, I didn't notice that. Well spotted!

 

[Tetrach]

I haven't been following the story; so the two chinese carriers are at sea ? For how long? Why ?

 

[Intrepid]

For how long?

several days or a few weeks

Why?

the one to train pilots, the other to train his crew

 

[no_name]

The one that trains her pilots can get them to land on the one that trains her crew.

 

[Intrepid]

Both aircraft carriers will soon be available as training platforms for pilots - presumably not only near the naval air base but also on long sea voyages.

 

[escobar]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1333722708090130433

 

[Tetrach]

Should we call the Shandong type 002 or 001A ?

 

[Intrepid]

Should we call the Shandong type 002 or 001A?

The Chinese Navy refer to Shandong as 002, so we've adjusted our minds.

 

[Tetrach]

The Chinese Navy refer to Shandong as 002, so we've adjusted our minds.

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"The Liaoning, which entered service in the PLA Navy in 2012, is a refurbished aircraft carrier built from the hull of a former Soviet Union ship bought from Ukraine. It was China's only aircraft carrier until April 2017, when the country unveiled its first homemade carrier, the Type 001A."

Ministry of Defence says type 001A.

 

[Intrepid]

Ministry of Defence says type 001A.

Yes, that was in 2017.

From the commissioning ceremony in 2019 on, it was 002



As I wrote, we have changed our minds. If you read "001A" you know that the text is outdated or poorly researched.