CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

lcloo

Captain
The dark gray object is the catapult weather housing. Because the photo is not sharp clear, the outline of each individual housing cannot be distinguished. Also, the telephoto lens effect render it showing disproportionate sizes of the catapult housing .

The crane barges could be several hundred meters away from the stern of 003, in the river shipping lanes rather than in the fitting out basin, again due to telephoto lens effect.
PLN CV-18 Fujian - 20230306 - 燃烧的哈尔科夫.jpg
 
Last edited:

Deino

Lieutenant General
Staff member
Super Moderator
Registered Member
The dark gray object is the catapult weather housing. Because the photo is not sharp clear, the outline of each individual housing cannot be distinguished. Also, the telephoto lens effect render it showing disproportionate sizes of the catapult housing .

The crane barges could be several hundred meters away from the stern of 003, in the river shipping lanes rather than in the fitting out basin, again due to telephoto lens effect.
View attachment 108590


This one explains a bit better that huge "grey" area in the background:


003 grey.jpg
 

by78

General
One more image update.

52730194449_99a29833dd_h.jpg
 

no_name

Colonel
Housing seems not completely closed and there is a line opening down the middle, possible aligned with the cat tracks. Could there be a reason for it.
 

Blitzo

Lieutenant General
Staff member
Super Moderator
Registered Member
Housing seems not completely closed and there is a line opening down the middle, possible aligned with the cat tracks. Could there be a reason for it.

If you're talking about the covers over the catapults, of course they're fully closed.

We had fairly good quality pictures of it when the ship was launched last year showing that the roofs are obviously fully sealed.
Leaving them partly open would defeat one of the major reasons of having a cover (protection from the elements).

52154383578_2962b394d8_3k.jpg

What you are seeing is just some differences in external colour along the spine of the cover.
 

Deino

Lieutenant General
Staff member
Super Moderator
Registered Member
Another hint towards a first sea trial ... Daguan class barracks ship no. 89 (?) was moved into the outfitting wharf berth of the Jiangnan Shipyard sitting now just behind the Type 003 aircraft carrier "Fujian".

PLN CV-18 Fujian + barrage ship no. 89 - 20230308 mod.jpgPLN CV-18 Fujian + barrage ship no. 89 - 20230308.jpg
 
Top