CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

[Tam]

If you look at the right side of the prism tops, you will see a U shaped structure. That should be the hull of the LNG carrier itself.




If you look where the 003 is being assembled, you will see a prism cap right next to the 055, and another U shaped structure, which is a hull section of another LNG carrier set left of 003. The prism cap is for that LNG carrier.




What should be paid attention to is what is inside the three sheds on the bottom right.

 

[Sczepan]

who think, this will become an LNG carrier itself.

 

[Deino]

Actually I see these strange shaped structures of a LNG carrier, but what's in front I don't know.

 

[Tam]

They could be constructing the tanks for the ship. I think these are Type C tanks. The bow of the ship itself is between the prism tank covers and the hull section. One of the tanks, more like sections of a Type C tank, are at the front before the mobile dock.

 

[lcloo]

 

[Sczepan]

003 hangar module could be right

 

[Tam]

who think, this will become an LNG carrier itself.

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This is a RO-RO. Add to that, it could be a militarized one, or built to military standards, like say, being able to load light tanks to land on renegade province.

 

[Tam]

These are sections of a Type C Bilobal gas tank.

 

[Tam]

The module behind 003 partly hidden by the three sheds is intriguing. Blurry but you can see lateral and longitudinal bulkheads. Shape of the bottom seems to indicate this is a keel closer to the rear of the ship. The longitudinal bulkhead division might be for two turbines.

 

[weig2000]

The module behind 003 partly hidden by the three sheds is intriguing. Blurry but you can see lateral and longitudinal bulkheads. Shape of the bottom seems to indicate this is a keel closer to the rear of the ship. The longitudinal bulkhead division might be for two turbines.


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I'll confess: this is why I sometimes am in awe of some of you guys, when you people can make so much sense out of what is clearly an image of random noise to me and, what's more, even have back-and-forth discussions on them occasionally.