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

Intrepid said:

That corresponds to the weather forecast.

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OK

Another recent photo albeit from a different angle

I see no indication the ship is being prepared to sail within a few month. It is likely possible to sail her in an emergency with 3-4 days warning, But there is no emergency, and there is no indication the fitting out work ar normal pace is being wrapped up. I would be surprised if she sails before April or may.

Imagine the warship tonnage if

CV-16 and 88
CV-17 and 89

Were berthed at port side by side !

Wow some scene that would be

The question of when the 2nd Chinese aircraft carrier will begin its tests at sea is often asked. Before the month of April, one year after the launch and also a year and a half before commissioning, seems to me to be the right timing.
From Henri K blog Look like they remove alot of scaffolding. Last time around it take them a week to clean up before Liaoning first trial like jeff said

Hendrik_2000 said:

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The ship is heated, they are working inside.

Another view of the island
Island type 002 carrier aircraft carrier

Intrepid said:

The ship is heated, they are working inside.

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That’s the boiler uptake. The boilers are lit. But the ship is still riding quite high in the water and trimmed up by the bow judging from the boot top to waterline distance, So she is not fully fueled and ballasted and not immediately being prepared to sail.

Hi any learned memeber can shed some light how long before the ship need to turn on the engines fully
Before it set out for sail
Thx

Still scaffolding on the island so I would say there is time

Switching on engines is good sign but not last

They need to fill fluids into everything and test