Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian
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Fujian (18; Chinese: 福建舰; pinyin: Fújiàn Jiàn), named after Fujian province, is the third aircraft carrier of the Chinese aircraft carrier programme and the first of the Type 003 class (NATO/OSD Fujian-class CV).[8] Built by the Jiangnan Shipyard for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), Fujian was launched on June 17, 2022 and is currently undergoing sea trials as of May 2024.[9] It is China's first CATOBAR aircraft carrier[10] with a fully indigenous design,[11] an integrated propulsion system[12] and three electromagnetic catapults,[13][14][15] unlike the ski-jump flight decks of the previous Chinese aircraft carriers.
Class overview | |
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Name | Type 003 Fujian |
Builders | Jiangnan Shipyard |
Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy |
Preceded by | Type 002 Shandong |
Succeeded by | Type 004 |
Planned | 1 |
Building | 1 |
History | |
China | |
Name |
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Namesake | Fujian province |
Builder | Jiangnan Shipyard |
Laid down | March 2015 – February 2016 |
Launched | 17 June 2022 |
Status | Sea trials |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type 003 aircraft carrier |
Displacement | |
Length | 300 m (984 ft 3 in) (waterline)[4] 316 m (1,036 ft 9 in) (flight deck)[5] |
Beam | 39.5 m (129 ft 7 in) (waterline)[1] 76 m (249 ft 4 in) (flight deck)[6] |
Propulsion | Steam turbines, 8 boilers, 4 shafts, >220,000 hp (160 MW)[7] |
Aircraft carried |
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Aviation facilities | Hangar deck |
The Type 003 class was originally unofficially called Type 002 when Shandong, China's then-incomplete second carrier, was believed to be designated Type 001A. Shandong's official designation, Type 002, was revealed during commissioning. Observers hence believed the third carrier will be the Type 003.[4]