Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong
Shandong (17; Chinese: 山东舰; pinyin: Shāndōng Jiàn) is a Chinese aircraft carrier that was launched on 26 April 2017 for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of the People's Republic of China. It is the country's first domestically built aircraft carrier and second in PLAN service after the completion and commissioning of Liaoning, from which it is derived. Shandong's class was initially suspected to be designated Type 001A (as Liaoning received the designation Type 001) but was revealed to be Type 002 at its commissioning ceremony. The class received the NATO reporting name Kuznetsov Mod. ("modified"), since the design of the ship is a modified version of and similar to the Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier originally made for the Soviet Navy.
The aircraft carrier Shandong docked at Dalian in 2019 prior to commissioning | |
| Class overview | |
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| Builders | Dalian Shipbuilding Industry |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Preceded by | Type 001 Liaoning |
| Succeeded by | Type 003 Fujian |
| Completed | 1 |
| History | |
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| Namesake | Shandong province |
| Builder | Dalian Shipbuilding Industry |
| Laid down | March 2013 |
| Launched | 26 April 2017 |
| Completed | 25 April 2018 |
| Commissioned | 17 December 2019 |
| Motto | (Simplified Chinese:忠诚，勇毅，精武，制胜)：Loyalty, Perseverance, Readiness, Victory |
| Status | In active service |
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| Class and type | Type 002 (variant of Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier) |
| Type | STOBAR Aircraft carrier |
| Displacement | 60,000 to 70,000 tons, full load |
| Length | 305 m (1,000 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 75 m (246 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | Conventional steam turbines, 4 shafts |
| Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) |
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