PLAN Taskforce 171 special openhouse, 01/05/2012
- Thread starter MwRYum
- Start date
Hyperwarp
Captain
Well 052C is classified as destroyer while 054/054A as frigate. Displacement for 054A little over 4000t where as the 052C is at least 7000t.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
this destroyer looks great from the outside but does anyone know how it looks on the inside
i mean, how well is the design layout inside, how are the living quaters, the stair cases and head height for the sailors, the damage control rooms and health and saftey procedcures, how well are the nuts tighten on the pipes, how are the welds, is the pipeing in the engine room to a high standard, are they all alligned properly and is the work to a high standard, whats the qaulity of the work and the equipment, do the sailiors know procedures for everything on the ship like 2nd nature, how do they handle live ammuniation etc etc
i say this because ships are make or break on such things, the ship may look emaculate on the outside but what counts also is the inside, these small fine details, details that could make the difference between a defeat or a victory
i mean, how well is the design layout inside, how are the living quaters, the stair cases and head height for the sailors, the damage control rooms and health and saftey procedcures, how well are the nuts tighten on the pipes, how are the welds, is the pipeing in the engine room to a high standard, are they all alligned properly and is the work to a high standard, whats the qaulity of the work and the equipment, do the sailiors know procedures for everything on the ship like 2nd nature, how do they handle live ammuniation etc etc
i say this because ships are make or break on such things, the ship may look emaculate on the outside but what counts also is the inside, these small fine details, details that could make the difference between a defeat or a victory
MwRYum
Major
If you ask about the interior, apart from what I posted on #3 in this thread, I can tell you the 052C feels more cramped, not as well lit as the 054, and actually there's a bit of a musky smell in the air - not that was anything alarming and probably our fat pilot would tell us that's a common thing on board a ship, and probably due to they don't turn on all the lights, but nevertheless noticeable if you got both ships to compare...still, I stand by the "054A feels more comfortable" notion, but let's try to remember 054A (especially this 571 here) is a more recent design, and the 054A don't have VLS installed in aft superstructure.
He shows some pics from the inside above. Overall it looks pretty squared away. I liked the galley a lot. The hallways seemed a little dim but looked clean and well painted and cared for.
The biggest surprize to me were all the wooden doors along the hallways. Wood burns, the less wood and other flamable material the better on a modern combatant that could be subject to hit by very explosive and flamable weapons. The US learned this with some of the hits it took in the 70s and 80s, mostly from friendly fire or mis-targeting...but proved the point just the same.
I don't think the door is actually wooden, solid wood is pretty expensive in China now 
so I bet it's just laminated door. If fire codes are strictly followed, which I have no doubt on a Jiangnan built PLAN ship, all the material should receive fire proof treatment. I have seen wooden looking doors and furniture on a LPD17 I visited last summer so I don't think that's a huge issue nowadays.
You should take a look at the how the Dutch decorate the latest Sigma corvette.
so I bet it's just laminated door. If fire codes are strictly followed, which I have no doubt on a Jiangnan built PLAN ship, all the material should receive fire proof treatment. I have seen wooden looking doors and furniture on a LPD17 I visited last summer so I don't think that's a huge issue nowadays.You should take a look at the how the Dutch decorate the latest Sigma corvette.