CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

[Anlsvrthng]

It doesn't add up.

There are no cleats, or even a flat space outside of the rail lines, the port side looks half finished.
Additionally, if the final assy will be in the dock 4, then they will float out the module on the barge,move it few hundred meters they submerge the barge with the superblock into the Yangtze , and after they manoeuvre the box like ship piece into one of the drydock, from the river .

It is not safe, and very expensive compared to building the block in a newly built drydock in the basin.

Alternative explanation can be another final assembly somewhere else in China, but that doesn't add up with the new big basin, and all support building.

 

[Orthan]

building the block in a newly built drydock in the basin.

Are you saying that they are going to build a drydock in that basin ?

 

[Blitzo]

It doesn't add up.

There are no cleats, or even a flat space outside of the rail lines, the port side looks half finished.
Additionally, if the final assy will be in the dock 4, then they will float out the module on the barge,move it few hundred meters they submerge the barge with the superblock into the Yangtze , and after they manoeuvre the box like ship piece into one of the drydock, from the river .

It is not safe, and very expensive compared to building the block in a newly built drydock in the basin.

Alternative explanation can be another final assembly somewhere else in China, but that doesn't add up with the new big basin, and all support building.

For the last year or more, the bolded part you wrote is exactly what the rumours have been suggesting for how the carrier's assembly process will occur.


Until we have information that suggests the assembly process will be different to that, I see no reason to think why the current layout "doesn't add up". If anything it looks like things are progressing more or less as was predicted over a year ago.

1: fabrication of super blocks at the fabrication area -- observed and confirmed
2: dredging of basin to be started and completed -- observed, and soon to be confirmed
3: transport of super blocks via basin to dedicated drydock elsewhere in shipyard -- to be observed

 

[Sczepan]

I am waiting for a barge, or a swimming dock to be used there

 

[Intrepid]

I am waiting for a barge, or a swimming dock to be used there

It may be that the Russians spend their money on modern weapons rather than keeping an old rusty carrier in operation.

 

[Sczepan]

the russian Floating dock is only for example

 

[Intrepid]

Better example for modern ship building with a floating dock:

 

[Sczepan]

ingalls pr video

 

[Anlsvrthng]

For the last year or more, the bolded part you wrote is exactly what the rumours have been suggesting for how the carrier's assembly process will occur.


Until we have information that suggests the assembly process will be different to that, I see no reason to think why the current layout "doesn't add up". If anything it looks like things are progressing more or less as was predicted over a year ago.

1: fabrication of super blocks at the fabrication area -- observed and confirmed
2: dredging of basin to be started and completed -- observed, and soon to be confirmed
3: transport of super blocks via basin to dedicated drydock elsewhere in shipyard -- to be observed

They made a quite nice , closed flow in the commercial part of the business, and the small naval ship part of the business nicely closed as well.
They make the warships in the open area, or in the building, after finishing them they transport them to the fitting basin thought the dock with the barge , and when they finished they let them go.

Now, the description given by you showing something that means the moving the half finished ship to the commercial dry dock (to a low security area ) , way away from the new buildings and new area ( presume those make carrier/capital ship parts ) , and after moving back the ship to the fitting area.

See? there is a lot of unnecessary movement, with lot of resources and risk each time.

 

[Orthan]

Now, the description given by you showing something that means the moving the half finished ship to the commercial dry dock (to a low security area ) , way away from the new buildings and new area ( presume those make carrier/capital ship parts ) , and after moving back the ship to the fitting area.

I wonder why did they choose that way. What are the advantages of doing so?