PLAN SCS Bases/Islands/Vessels (Not a Strategy Page)

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ahojunk said:
Good progress.

There are 6 or 7 dredgers working in the harbor, perhaps to make it deeper to cater for subs.

The area at the bottom next to the garrison is enlarged substantially. Also, there looks to be a small harbor next to it.

I think there is a water reservoir in the middle which would be needed to cater for the population on the island.
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I would expect submarines to need more support than can be provided by so small an island.
 
Jeff Head

Jeff Head

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We are going to have three separate threads for the three separate PLAN Fleets and the islands associated with those fleet Areas of Operation. Please relegate your discussions to those appropriate threads for News, Views, Pictures, videos and discussion of the various Fleets overall and their area of Operations for the PLAN.

The three threads are:

PLAN South Sea Fleet & Bases/Islands
PLAN East Sea Fleet & Bases/Islands
PLAN North Sea Fleet & Bases/Islands

These are for the specifics of those fleets and their areas of operations. We will continue in the for specific Vessel Class developments, launching, etc. in the respective threads for those class types.

We simply do not have enough information, bandwidth, or resource to allow for separate threads for each fleet and separate threads for the various island chains in general.
 
Geographer

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reports on a new ship to supply China's bases in the South China Sea.
Sansha I, 122 meters long and 21 meters wide, has a displacement of 7,800 tonnes. The rollon-rolloff vessel can accommodate up to 456 people and carry 20 standard container trailers.

The ship can navigate 6,000 nautical miles without docking and sail at a speed of up to 19 nautical miles per hour. The ship also has a helicopter pad to facilitate maritime rescue and islet patrol.

Sailing time between Wenchang City on Hainan Island and Sansha City's seat of government at Yongxing Island will be reduced to about 10 hours from 15 hours. Sansha I will make a round trip once a week.
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ahojunk

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A few more images of Sansha I:

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The Sansha I anchors at harbor in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 5, 2015. The new ship set sail Monday from Hainan Island for Sansha City on its maiden voyage to supply islands in the vast South China Sea. The civil ship Sansha I is the largest and most advanced vessel yet to supply and commute between Hainan Island and islets in the South China Sea. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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A passenger of Sansha I shows her ticket in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 5, 2015. A new ship set sail Monday from Hainan Island for Sansha City on its maiden voyage to supply islands in the vast South China Sea. The civil ship Sansha I is the largest and most advanced vessel yet to supply and commute between Hainan Island and islets in the South China Sea. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)

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The Sansha I leaves for Sansha from Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 5, 2015. The new ship set sail Monday from Hainan Island for Sansha City on its maiden voyage to supply islands in the vast South China Sea. The civil ship Sansha I is the largest and most advanced vessel yet to supply and commute between Hainan Island and islets in the South China Sea. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)
 
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