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Here's that test platform at dockside.
According to several bidding documents for various subsystems, assuming they are indeed for this particular test platform, the ship is called "未来型海洋智能空海潜一体无人系统母船", or "future intelligent air-sea-subsea integrated unmanned system mother ship". It seems to imply that not only is this a mothership for aerial drones, but it's also for unmanned surface and underwater vehicles.
If this is the case, there should be a well deck in the aft.
Apparently the spaces for both the hangar deck and deck elevator in the fore half of the platform ship (plus possibly well deck in the aft half) have been reserved (空间预留) onboard the platform ship, i.e. the features can be added on during future retrofit/modification works, should the need arises.
No elevator ??? Didn't see outline of one on any pictures even for cargo. Searching better picture of the top but nothing visible on any of them.
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That flat-deck research and testing platform ship is built with largely civilian standards, with the ship under the CSSC instead of the PLAN. The location of the smokestack that close to the stern of the ship (i.e. 3rd island superstructure) is an evidence of this.
If the PLAN desires an actual escort carrier that is capable of fighting naval wars on the high seas, they'd need something that is larger, displaces more and built with greater degree of military standards than this ship.
That flat-deck research and testing platform ship is built with largely civilian standards, with the ship under the CSSC instead of the PLAN. The location of the smokestack that close to the stern of the ship (i.e. 3rd island superstructure) is an evidence of this.
If the PLAN desires an actual escort carrier that is capable of fighting naval wars on the high seas, they'd need something that is larger, displaces more and built with greater degree of military standards than this ship.
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A beautiful sight on a beach at Sanya - 3x 055 DDGs, 3x 052D/DG DDGs, 1x 052B DDG and 1x 054B FFG.
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Is (or could) the need for better visual navigation (especially during docking), be the reason for the the clipped starboard bow, near the navigation island?
What's the displacement?