071 LPD thread

[kwaigonegin]

re: PLAN Type 071 LPD & its Landing Craft

whatever it is, its freaking huge! and if its a PLAN ship, we will be seeing it a lot more here in the next few months. This is the HuDong-Zhonghua shipyard which produce many large cargo/oil transport vessels. We already know the Chinese Carrier has been assigned to Jiangnan shipyard in shanghai(what the state media stated at one point), so this can not be the carrier... could be the LHD, we shall see.

could this is civilian ship? why is everyone jumping to conclusion this is a naval vessel? maybe I missed something obvious...

 

[joshuatree]

re: PLAN Type 071 LPD & its Landing Craft

could this is civilian ship? why is everyone jumping to conclusion this is a naval vessel? maybe I missed something obvious...

I think most are basing it on the fact that the bulk of civilian commercial ships have single screws. But that's where I'm speculating if it might be a specialized civilian ship.

 

[Blitzo]

re: PLAN Type 071 LPD & its Landing Craft

Hard to say. That could be the aft end of a large vessel where the two protruding sections are for props extending out to screws to drive the vessel. If that is so, then this is a very low section of such a vessel.

OTOH, it is hard to say that, that is precisely what it is. Others see a catamaran. I would be surprised to see such a section for a large vessel, particularly a military vessel of any size, standing alone like that...unless it were in the very near proximity of a dry dock where it could be easily lifted into place for construction. Otherwise, it makes no sense to store it there.

Ah, oh well...as with all things. Time will tell.

Are you talking about the twin screw module?

I thought the point of interest in the photo was the module circled in pink...


Edit: ehh, I don't know :S

 

[Jeff Head]

re: PLAN Type 071 LPD & its Landing Craft

Are you talking about the twin screw module?

I thought the point of interest in the photo was the module circled in pink...


Edit: ehh, I don't know :S

Yes on the other threasd I was responding to the post about the twin screw module.
It's large and it it is twin screws (which would emply a large amphibious vessel like and LPH or LHD if it is military), then it is down low on the vessel, below the water line and the shafts would come out of those farings and lead to the props.

Here is the post I responded to and what I said:

A Unidentified Section at Hudong. The 17th 054A?

Interesting pic.

Depending on whether this section truly goes all away acrposs whatever vessel it is intended for, and depending on what that width is, would tell us if it was, for example for a Type 056 or a Type 054A.

Clealry, no doubt HD is going to continue building military vessels, and this looks like a military section. Will be interesting to see if another Type 054A begins to form up there.

 

[pendragon]

re: PLAN Type 071 LPD & its Landing Craft

It looks hughe; but from the rooftop in front and the short distance of hull behind it, you may wish to relativate its dimensions.
It looks like a hull for the baby next to the 056 Corvette in the 056/opv thread to me.
Anyone any idea as to its function? It doesn't seem to carry any visible armament on the bowsection in front of the bridge and has an elaborate set of windows on a rather large bridge; civilian?

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A Section Of A New Thing Found At Hudong Zhonghua. Please Id it!

 

[Totoro]

re: PLAN Type 071 LPD & its Landing Craft

isnt the point of these images the object behind the big one in the foreground? the one circled with a pink circle?

the big foreground object doesn't look like a military vessel. The object in the background, however, does have general layout that might end up being a navy warship.

 

[Jeff Head]

re: PLAN Type 071 LPD & its Landing Craft

It looks hughe; but from the rooftop in front and the short distance of hull behind it, you may wish to relativate its dimensions.
It looks like a hull for the baby next to the 056 Corvette in the 056/opv thread to me.
Anyone any idea as to its function? It doesn't seem to carry any visible armament on the bowsection in front of the bridge and has an elaborate set of windows on a rather large bridge; civilian?

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A lot of folks have indicated that they thought it might be catamaran. I do nt know, but it looks too large too me for that, and it looks like the lower section of a large vessel where two shatfs would come out of the sections there. But, IMHO, in any case, it does not appear to be the catamaran you show in this picture:

The section spoken of widens significantly as it comes forward from the stern. That catamaran looks to have a straight line clear from the bow to the stern of the vessel.

I thought the point of interest in the photo was the module circled in pink...

As to the pic with the "pink" circle on it. If you look closely, I think what they are showing there is a mating portion of the vessel forward of this section, where this section would attach to the stern of that vessel in the background.

 

[MwRYum]

re: PLAN Type 071 LPD & its Landing Craft

So what's certain it's a bottom section - mid-to-aft most likely - of some large vessel of unknown design, designation and purpose, and this is taken at the section fabricating area, am I right?

That said, let's not jump the gun until the sections are assembled into a larger, more recognizable object, no?

 

[anticom]

re: PLAN Type 071 LPD & its Landing Craft

This is definitely one section before the last section of the stern. The last one, will be the one with the rudders under it.
There is a photo which would help many members of the forum to realize what I'm talking about, but I can not post it yet.
They can find it if they google "USS Gerald R. Ford, CVN-78, Latest Construction - July-Sept, 2012" in Jeffhead's site.
It is the 14 th photo from the top.

EDIT: Ok. I just saw the same section from the existing 071 LPD and I say that definitely 100% it is exactly the same design.
So, the only real questions are:
1) when was this photo taken ? If it was taken very recently, then see question 2 below
2) is it the fourth 071 or the first of a 071A LPD new class or a completely new class LHD ?

 

[Jeff Head]

re: PLAN Type 071 LPD & its Landing Craft

I just saw the same section from the existing 071 LPD and I say that definitely 100% it is exactly the same design.
So, the only real questions are:
1) when was this photo taken ? If it was taken very recently, then see question 2 below
2) is it the fourth 071 or the first of a 071A LPD new class or a completely new class LHD ?

Looking back at some of my older construction pics of the Type 071, I found this:

It sure looks like this picture:

This could most certainly be the last section before the stern and the rudders. Intersting. If it is, this will either be a new Type 071 or upgrade to it...or perhaps an LHD.