CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

[Franklin]

CV-18 Fujian Sea Trails

Fujian First Sea Trail (1 may 2024 – 8 may 2024) (8 days)

Fujian Second Sea Trail (23 may 2024 – 11 june 2024) (18 days)

Fujian Third Sea Trail (3 july 2024 – 28 july 2024) (25 days)

Total 51 days at sea

 

[SeriousPLANLover]

How many sea trials do Chinese carriers make? Also at this speed what is the expected date of sea trials ending?

 

[H2O]

How many sea trials do Chinese carriers make? Also at this speed what is the expected date of sea trials ending?

No one knows the exact number. Franklin have made a note on the sea trials for the previous two carriers. You'll have to search for it as it's buried in their respective threads. Based on the previous two carriers, the sea trials lasted just over a year (IIRC). Keep in mind that this carrier (Fujian) is more complex with the catapult system (and other things that we don't know about) so I'd expect the sea trials to last a bit longer than the previous two (assuming no problems found).

 

[by78]

High-resolution images of Fujian returning to Shanghai after the latest trials.

 

[2=GT]

High-resolution photo

 

[by78]

A few more...

 

[valysre]

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Do we know if these cells were loaded during departure?

 

[H2O]

Do we know if these cells were loaded during departure?

No. I don't recall seeing any close up photos when they last departed.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

Do we know if these cells were loaded during departure?

What do you mean by cells?

If you are referring to VLS cells - Fujian has none.

 

[lcloo]

Do we know if these cells were loaded during departure?

Decoys and chaff, as well as other weapons are done on the ending phase of the sea trials, or after the ship has been handed over from the ship builder to the navy.

We don't normally called those launch tubes for decoys and chaff as cells, just tubes.

So no, those tubes are not loaded.