00X/004 future nuclear CATOBAR carrier thread

[cornerodriguez]

Hola a todos. ¿Alguien sabe la longitud de los barcos en el puerto?

Sorry. Hi everyone. Does anyone know the length of the ships in the port?

 

[Rina]

Impressive length anyway

 

[leonzzzz]

Sorry. Hi everyone. Does anyone know the length of the ships in the port?

This has been discussed so many times in this thread that it's annoying to bring this up again. You should start reading the thread from 30 pages back and you'd see all the discussions on ship dimensions.

 

[Mekconyov]

My money is still on 004 being a conventional carrier, mainly because there is no urgent need for a nuclear carrier, and secondly because the Wuhan mockup shows an island with a funnel. The so called nuclear compartments in 004 could be devoid of reactors in the end. Their existence does not preclude conventional propulsion. A carrier design with nuclear power in mind but ended up with conventional propulsion is not new (USS America), and in China's case that would just mean unification of hull design for all future carriers. We simply can't tell how 004 would be powered until they put on the island.

As to your meta-commentary about the thread's attitude, that attitude isn't limited to this thread, but can be also observed in the Chinese navy-watching community. All rationality goes out of the window and everything gets degenerated into stats in a RPG game. I am going to go one step further than you and label the attitude as toxic.

Nuclear reactors shielding is very important and heavy to insulate the reactor core containing radiation. In 100K+ or - tons it is not a penalty rather it supports more capacity above 125K ton. Even in 50K+ tons carrier's it is beneficial. Nuclear power carrier has more benefits in power, capacity, range and water desalination as well as space available for storage and repair facilities.
Nuclear submarine scenario needs more challenging designs for nuclear power plants.

 

[Mekconyov]

Once nuclear power plant core containers are in place, it is wasteful or impossible to revert to conventional power plants in type 004 aircraft carrier. PLAN goods for nuclear powered aircraft carriers or not but it would evaluate the nuclear powered aircraft carrier certainly. They did it for nuclear submarines and now technology is more developed in China as compared to 40 years ago.

 

[Mekconyov]

Even if type 004 is 125K+ tons, PLAN would use the aircraft carrier to test 10K ton, to 20K ton and to 30K ton aircraft and to 40K ton when lower deck repair facilities are operationally active. Type 004 aircraft carrier would go through the testing elaborately and comprehensively. Real figures would come out when it is revealed by PRC PLAN. After 2-3 years it would increase it beyond 50-70K ton aircraft on the go.

 

[Confusionism]

Sorry. Hi everyone. Does anyone know the length of the ships in the port?

Which specific vessel are you referring to? If you mean the LNG carrier alongside the pier, its length is around 307m. If you're referring to the so-called Type 004 aircraft carrier inside the dry dock, its current length is about 275m.
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[cornerodriguez]

¿A qué buque específico se refiere? Si se refiere al metanero junto al muelle, su eslora es de unos 307 m. Si se refiere al portaaviones Tipo 004 dentro del dique seco, su eslora actual es de unos 275 m.
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Thank you very much. Of course. The question is about LNG carriers at sea. But there's always someone kind enough to help.

 

[cornerodriguez]

At first glance, from the latest images of the dock, the ship under construction is almost the same length as the LNG carriers - Hence my question

 

[Mekconyov]

LNG carries are not with 2 power modules for nuclear reactors and R wider and lower in middle. Their front is raised and has all the controls and back is less raised and has assembly for for ship movement. In between is area for storage of containers or other commodities. LNG carriers are assembled much more faster and their modules are available without any delay. They don't need specific modules manufactured for aircraft carrier.