.jpg) Model of Fujian
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Motto | (Simplified Chinese: 不忘初心、牢记使命)：Never forget the original aspiration, remember the founding mission[1][2] |
| Status | Sea trials |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type 003 aircraft carrier |
| Displacement | Full load: 80,000–85,000 t (79,000–84,000 long tons) |
| Length | 316 m (1,036 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 76 m (249 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion | Steam turbines |
| Aircraft carried | 50+ |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar deck |
Fujian (18; Chinese: 福建舰; pinyin: Fújiàn Jiàn), named after Fujian province, is a Chinese aircraft carrier serving in the People's Liberation Army Navy. It is the third aircraft carrier of the Chinese aircraft carrier programme and the first of the Type 003 class (NATO/OSD Fujian class).[3] It succeeds the Type 002 Shandong which is described as a modified Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier. It is China's first indigenously designed carrier,[4] and its first capable of catapult-assisted take-offs (CATOBAR); previous Chinese carriers used ski-jumps (STOBAR).[5]
Fujian was built by the Jiangnan Shipyard for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), launched on 17 June 2022, and started sea trials in May 2024.[6] In 2019, analyst Robert Farley believed that Fujian would be the "largest and most advanced aircraft carrier ever built outside the United States".[7]
- ^ "中國第三航母 「福建艦」閃亮下水". Sing Tao (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 18 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "清华大学战略与安全研究中心-中国论坛". Center for International Security and Strategy Tsinghua University. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "China". www.oni.navy.mil. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment 2023, p. 71.
- ^ Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment 2023, p. 70.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
rahmat_2024-05-16was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Farley, Robert (10 May 2019). "The Significance of China's Second Indigenous Aircraft Carrier". The Diplomat. Retrieved 7 June 2019.