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

[Tam]

The Google Earth image, is that in Sanya? That during the Shandong's trip to Hainan? The two ships next to her are her escorts. The 052D must be one of the new Type 052D assigned to the NSF. The top looks clean and is not festooned with additional fittings like SSF Type 052D do.

 

[Gatekeeper]

The community can be merciless sometimes, but I also think it helps that the system is so self correcting.

No where to hide! The cyber space can be so ruthless at times.

 

[supersnoop]

now noticed the tweet

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La maquette de l'hélicoptère AEW Z-18J sur le porte-avions 17 Shandong. Photo via 热武器时代的爱情

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La maquette de l'hélicoptère AEW Z-18J sur le porte-avions 17 Shandong. Photo via Love in the Age of Hot Weapons

You didn't translate it, lol
Correct me if I'm wrong, Model of AEW Z-18J on CV17 Shandong

Question, why just use a model/mockup?

 

[Intrepid]

Question, why just use a model/mockup?

It is for crew training, regular fire fighting exercises. There is a fighter mockup, too ... on both carriers. Same on US carriers.

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[Mark777c]

Magazine scans of a special report on Shandong. All images are high-resolution.

Will the Shandong carry the Z - 20 helicopter ?

 

[Sczepan]

The Google Earth image, is that in Sanya? That during the Shandong's trip to Hainan? The two ships next to her are her escorts. The 052D must be one of the new Type 052D assigned to the NSF. The top looks clean and is not festooned with additional fittings like SSF Type 052D do.

yes, commissioning followed

 

[by78]

Satellite update.

 

[asif iqbal]

Chinese new year and the virus means everything is quite right now

 

[Deino]

Again a minor update from the PLAN Type 002 aircraft carrier 'Shandong' (CV-17) at Dalian shipyard together with one Type 055 DDG.

(Image via @热武器时代的爱情 from Weibo)

 

[H2O]

Any word on why the Shandong is still at Dalian? After commissioning, the ship should be at it's home port. The only explanation that I can think of, is that the shipyard haven't completed the fitting out process. If that's the case then the commissioning ceremony should have been delayed.