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China is about to launch its third aircraft carrier

On May 27, the Maritime Safety Department China announced the cleaning of docks 3 and 4 of the Jiangnan shipyard on Changxing Island, where the ship was built.

The notice said the cleanup operation will take place from 5:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 31, with the participation of 5 ships, including 3 tugboats and 2 salvage ships.

Maritime experts say this activity suggests that the Jiangnan shipyard is preparing for the launching ceremony aircraft carrier new.

“The latest satellite image shows that the Type 003 has been covered with a large object, so that commercial ships cannot observe the shipbuilding activity,” said Lu Li-shih, a former lecturer at the Taiwan Naval Academy (China). Quoc), told SCMP. Therefore, obstacles need to be cleared so that the Type 003 can go to sea.

Mr. Lu said that the launching ceremony will mark the completion of the ship’s construction at the terrestrial stage, putting the ship into trial and installation of equipment based on sea trials.

A military source with knowledge of China’s aircraft carrier projects revealed that the launching ceremony will take place during the Dragon Boat Festival. This information also appeared on social networks.

“The aircraft carrier needs to undergo sea trials as soon as possible. It may take several years to reach normal operational capacity,” the source said.

It was previously speculated that the ship would be launched on April 23, the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Navy, but the plan was postponed because of the COVID-19 epidemic situation in Shanghai.

Li Jie, a maritime expert in Beijing, said May 27 would be “a good day to give birth to a ‘third child'”. This is the nickname that Chinese netizens gave to the Type 003 ship.

“It implies that the ship will be the country’s dragon boat, a blessing,” said Mr. Li.

This expert said that “time is very precious” for the ship. “The installation of the weapons systems will only begin after the hull has no problem getting into the water,” Li said.

Insiders said that the shipyard had to work very hard to complete the work in the context of many disease control measures being implemented in Shanghai, with nearly 4,000 people returning to work on the ship since the end of April.

Type 003 has a flat flight deck equipped with 3 aircraft launch systems, similar to the most modern aircraft carriers in the world today.

The ship is expected to be named after Jiangsu province, in line with the regulations on naming after coastal provinces from north to south.

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