Another one, this time from the side. Posted by on Twitter.
052C/052D Class Destroyers
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Another one, this time from the side. Posted by on Twitter.
Adding one more, close up. Posted by on Twitter.
View of the remaining 3 052DLs under construction in the drydock of Dalian after the other 2 052DLs were launched this morning. Posted by @WayneSong on Weibo.
Looks like the 2 just-launched 052DLs are moored at the bottom right corner.
Meanwhile, here's a look at Jiangnan from a plane landing at Shanghai Pudong. Posted by @利刃斩海飞剪艏 on Weibo.
Notice the hull segments of what looks to belong to a 052DL(?), according to the arrows.
View of the remaining 3 052DLs under construction in the drydock of Dalian after the other 2 052DLs were launched this morning. Posted by @WayneSong on Weibo.
Looks like the 2 just-launched 052DLs are moored at the bottom right corner.
Meanwhile, here's a look at Jiangnan from a plane landing at Shanghai Pudong. Posted by @利刃斩海飞剪艏 on Weibo.
Notice the hull segments of what looks to belong to a 052DL(?), according to the arrows.
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What would they do with the outer dry dock now that the outer two ships have launched?
Will they just let it sit unused until the 3 ships in the inner dry dock are launched? If so, they would just be wasting dry dock space. It's generally easier to do work in dry dock than after a ship is launched, so they would have been better off just keeping the 2 052DLs that just launched in dry dock longer.
Thus, it would only make sense if they are going to use the outer dry dock to build additional ships. It would then also make sense that the inner 3 ships are progressing much slower as they will only be launched when the new set of ships in the outer dry dock are launched.
So my guess is that we are looking at a batch of 8 ships in total being constructed at Dalian and there will be another 3 new 052DLs starting construction in the outer dry dock soon. Perhaps we will get to see six 052DLs launching at the same time!
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Thanks, I wasn't aware of that possibility. Are the inner hulls placed over wheeled platforms or can they still be moved with the crane?
PeoplesPoster
Junior Member
Do the APAR plates seem larger and of a different shape to anyone else or is it just me.
yes I know they are just temp coverings, but they seem different from the previous builds.
yes I know they are just temp coverings, but they seem different from the previous builds.
by78
General
They are just temporary covers and are highly unlikely to be indicative of changes to the actual panels.