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The RED flags are strung, dry dock is flooded, looks like CV-003 will be floated out very soon....... DFO

China’s first conventional aircraft carrier "Fujian” is out of dock and afloat. (Second in size only to US Ford/Nimitz class).
Approx 72,000 tonnes, EMALS, Conventional propulsion.
See - https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/ ... 3913502723 - for photo.

ALSO:

China launches third aircraft carrier, named after province opposite Taiwan
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chi ... 022-06-17/


China upgrades its naval force with its first indigenous aircraft carrier
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/17/11057863 ... 5463271298


And - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... up-with-us - which also covers other Chinese topics.

Yup, CV-003 is afloat, tizz a BIG boat!!

Here she is at her fitting out pier........DFO

Here is a screen capture from a chicomm You Tube clip showing a claimed 53 aircraft load out for their new CV-003. Includes 5 AWACs...... DFO

CHINA JUST NAMED ITS NEW, NIMITZ-SIZED AIRCRAFT CARRIER, AND IT’S NOT SUBTLE

See - https://coffeeordie.com/china-aircraft- ... N8-TIPYz6k

WHAT? You think there just might be a PIECE FULL political "message" in her name? NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! DFO

Recent photo of FUJIAN at its fitting out pier..........DFO

Modernization of Chinese navy: What is behind aircraft carrier 'Fujian'

China's third aircraft carrier left its drydock at Jiangnan shipyard outside Shanghai in June, marking the latest milestone of the modernization of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).

The new-generation carrier, the first both designed and built indigenously, was named after Fujian Province on the southeastern coast of China, following the tradition of naming the first two carriers after the provinces of Liaoning and Shandong.

Weighing around 100,000 tonnes when fully loaded, the Fujian will join Liaoning (Type 001) and Shandong (Type 002), which were commissioned in 2012 and 2019, respectively. Both carriers employ the "ski-jump" launch method for aircraft, with a ramp at the end of the short runway to help fixed-wing aircraft take off.

Compared with its two predecessors, the Type 003 carrier Fujian is a leap in capabilities from older models. With a larger flight deck and a smaller superstructure, it is equipped with three electromagnetically powered catapults, also called Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), rather than a ski ramp.

EMALS is the navy's newest complete carrier-based launch system, which accelerates aircraft taking off at speed. It also enables a carrier to launch a broader variety of aircraft, especially those with heavier payloads.

Continues at - https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-07-28/W ... index.html

Link from Tim.

From a chicomm film clip of FUJIAN at her fitting out dock......... DFO