CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

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She moved! Albeit probably just to make room for the CMA CGM container ship XD. Confirms too the sheds haven't been changed.
On a side note, does this mean she has completed tests that require steam supply from the shore? Or perhaps it's just that the steam supply mechanisms can be moved.

I guess the movement probably also gives the needed distance to catapult something to the water.

 

[Deino]

For comparison ...

 

[Cloud_Nine_]

I guess the movement probably also gives the needed distance to catapult something to the water.

True. According to the poster, this is just for dredging purposes.

 

[H2O]

True. According to the poster, this is just for dredging purposes.

It is. You can see the dredger in both pictures.

 

[by78]

The latest flyover images, which again confirm that the catapult sheds remain unchanged.

 

[Cloud_Nine_]

The latest flyover images, which again confirm that the catapult sheds remain unchanged.

Seems like Fujian, like Ford, has 4 arresting gears instead of 5?

 

[Nx4eu]

Seems like Fujian, like Ford, has 4 arresting gears instead of 5?

All Nimitz-class carriers have 4, Ford-class has only 3

 

[Deino]

The latest flyover images, which again confirm that the catapult sheds remain unchanged.

A bit larger ...

(via @单手搓核弹)

 

[snake65]

We can expect first smoke pretty soon.

 

[Deino]

And again a new image showing the PLANS-18 "Fujian" during fitting-out.

(Image via @VuIkan from bilibili)