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

[Blitzo]

Confusing that the windshield wipers are back.

On CV-17 they were never gone.

 

[bd popeye]

Wow specially built fire truck for carrier small and compact.

There's is one of these aboard CV-16

The USN has had a similar fire truck for many years.

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It will take couple more days for onboarding of equipment,provision and people.Plus the crew need to get familiar with the ships layout and accomodation

Actually it takes a week or more for a sailor to get familiar with an aircraft carrier. These PLAN shipmates will fit right in. No issue with that. I'm sure they have had multiple weeks of training in the many aspects of carrier life.

 

[Intrepid]

I think, Liaoning has two crews and it is the spare crew of Liaoning that will man the 2nd carrier. After that they will form four crews at all.

 

[Ali Qizilbash]

@Deino or any knowledgable member. wanted to ask you a question regarding fresh water supply on a carrier. Do they have small desalination plants on board

 

[Intrepid]

@Deino or any knowledgable member. wanted to ask you a question regarding fresh water supply on a carrier. Do they have small desalination plants on board

Yes, there is. Because the ship needs a lot of fresh boiler water.

 

[Hendrik_2000]

Via LKJ86 dawn or dusk not sure?. The deck is empty no light from the observation deck sofar

 

[bd popeye]

@Deino or any knowledgable member. wanted to ask you a question regarding fresh water supply on a carrier. Do they have small desalination plants on board

Yes, there is. Because the ship needs a lot of fresh boiler water.

Correct answer. I don't know what the capacity/output of CV-17 desalination is. Fresh water is needed for feed water for the boilers. Water for the crew as in the galley, taking showers, cleaning & of course drinking.

On a Nimitz class the desalination plants produce 400,000 gallons(1.240 million LT) of fresh water daily at sea. So much is needed because the catapults consume a lot of water. Another consideration is the crew is much larger.

 

[Sczepan]

and esp. to clean the fighters (beware of destroying salt) you need a lot of fresh water to

 

[asif iqbal]

That carrier is ready to sail

Anytime now within a day it should be out at sea !!

Wow

 

[SinoSoldier]

and esp. to clean the fighters (beware of destroying salt) you need a lot of fresh water to

Simply put, almost all non-galvanized metals or those without sacrificial anodes are prone to corrosion in the presence of salty seawater. Freshwater is absolutely critical.