Just gotta say that isn't official... I doubt the real thing will be like that, and won't be quite as big either.
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Just gotta say that isn't official... I doubt the real thing will be like that, and won't be quite as big either.
lcloo
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From observation made by the photographer Qsdet, he said the bow section of 901 looked like type 071 LDP, while the stern section looked like the latest Taiwan replenishment ship.
Big Cat's words are that there are 3 or more "transfer stations". And the launch date is around mid-December.
This is Taiwan replenishment ship
Big Cat's words are that there are 3 or more "transfer stations". And the launch date is around mid-December.
This is Taiwan replenishment ship
I wonder what he means by having a stern similar to the ROCN's new replenishment ship...
There's nothing too distinctive about the ship class' stern compared to the stern of other replenishment ships, to be honest.
A mid-December launch date would definitely be far sooner than previous predictions, which put it at early to mid 2016. I wonder how quickly GSI will be able to pump these out. It would be great if they could end up producing a relatively large number of these ships within a few years... with 4 903/As in service and another 4 903As to enter service in the next couple of years, it would be nice to have another 3 or 4 large 40k ton class 901s to provide a true medium to large size fleet of medium and large AOR/E ships going into the 2020s.
8 medium size 903/As and 3-4 large 901s along with the single large 885 replenshment ship would provide a very robust replenishment fleet for foreseeable Chinese Navy missions in both blue water and regional waters.
lcloo
Captain
This is Qsdet's exact words - 外观上的隐身特点与071坞登的前部和湾湾的磐石号的后部相似
I missed the essential parts - he was referring to the slanted angle stealth side walls of the hangar and the smoke stacks.
Big Cat added more details in another thread in CJDBY
昨天行程过于匆忙，现场看了下，昨晚上回去想了下，补充几点
1：吨位，这个是大家最关心的，由于“规划”中有两款的传说，一个是高速，还一个是巨大，吨位也有满排38K45K48K和50K以上几大说法。目前南沙这条可以确实叫901，船型高速，现场看也比903、4大很多。
那么吨位上，考虑到903满排才2万3，这个3万吨以上不是问题反正满排4万5也差不多。
There are talks about 2 specs, one is high speed, another is large. Tonnage are 38K-45K, 48K->50K. This one in Nansha (shipyard) is confirmed 901, hull form (designed) for high speed, much larger than 903 and 904.
(what he implied is that there are 2 new class of replenishment ships - one is high speed 45,000 tonnes,, another is 50,000 tonnes)
2长宽比是比较长，前部尖，舯部肥，
The length beam ratio is larger (meaning slimmer), sharp tapering bow, midships wide.
3烟道，由于现场分段不对称，所以我说了4烟道，昨晚上细看了下，可能就2烟道在中问
Regarding smoke stack, there are 4 smoke ducts
4双轴双舵确定
Twin screws and twin rudders.
I missed the essential parts - he was referring to the slanted angle stealth side walls of the hangar and the smoke stacks.
Big Cat added more details in another thread in CJDBY
昨天行程过于匆忙，现场看了下，昨晚上回去想了下，补充几点
1：吨位，这个是大家最关心的，由于“规划”中有两款的传说，一个是高速，还一个是巨大，吨位也有满排38K45K48K和50K以上几大说法。目前南沙这条可以确实叫901，船型高速，现场看也比903、4大很多。
那么吨位上，考虑到903满排才2万3，这个3万吨以上不是问题反正满排4万5也差不多。
There are talks about 2 specs, one is high speed, another is large. Tonnage are 38K-45K, 48K->50K. This one in Nansha (shipyard) is confirmed 901, hull form (designed) for high speed, much larger than 903 and 904.
(what he implied is that there are 2 new class of replenishment ships - one is high speed 45,000 tonnes,, another is 50,000 tonnes)
2长宽比是比较长，前部尖，舯部肥，
The length beam ratio is larger (meaning slimmer), sharp tapering bow, midships wide.
3烟道，由于现场分段不对称，所以我说了4烟道，昨晚上细看了下，可能就2烟道在中问
Regarding smoke stack, there are 4 smoke ducts
4双轴双舵确定
Twin screws and twin rudders.
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asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
A massive unit !!
Can't wait to see more specs
Can't wait to see more specs
It's an actual picture, just made grayscale.
