️ China’s brand new advanced carrier Fujian embarks on sea trials

️ China’s brand new advanced carrier Fujian embarks on sea trials The aircraft carrier, which is the country’s third, has departed from Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard for the East China Sea. Here is what we know about China’s next-generation warship: The carrier is fully domestically developed and constructed. Its displacement is over 80,000 metric tons, with a length of approximately 316 meters and hull beam at waterline level – around 39 meters. The carrier can accommodate 2,000 ship crew and 1,000 aircrew. It has a flat, straight flight deck equipped with a key feature – electromagnetic catapults and arresting devices. Its launch and recovery system is called CATOBAR (Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery). It has three catapult lanes with blast shields to launch aircraft off deck The Fujian is powered by conventional fuel, and its propulsion is based on conventional steam turbines with diesel generators. Its estimated cruising speed is 30–31 knots (56 km/h). As... Source: Sputnik International