Chinese Navy Type 055 destroyer Nanchang (101) joins the naval parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province on April 23. Photo: VCG
SCMP: Chinese navy may launch eighth Type 055 stealth destroyer later this year
* Vessel is being painted at a shipyard in Dalian, indicating it is close to being launched, according to reports
* But experts say it could take up to five years for all the destroyers designed for China’s aircraft carrier strike groups to be combat-ready
China is expected to launch an eighth guided-missile destroyer designed for the navy’s aircraft carrier strike groups later this year, according to reports on mainland social media sites.
The vessel will complete the first group of Type 055 destroyers, but naval experts said it could take up to five years for all the warships to be combat-ready – normally a few years after they enter service – because of their advanced design.
The destroyer is being painted at a shipyard in Dalian where a contractor carries out much of China’s naval shipbuilding, indicating it is close to being launched, according to the reports posted on Weibo and WeChat.
The Chinese navy just received the seventh Type 055 destroyer in May. And with the first, the Nanchang, formally entering service in January – 2½ years after its launch – naval experts said it could take another three years before all eight are in service following their sea trials. The second is still undergoing trials after it was launched two years ago.
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3 comments:
China's getting ready to take on the world.
Up to five years to make it combat ready is something I could not believe a ship and its crews would be ready. Im a giving new warfares with its crews atleast 10 years to be ready from the first deployment.
Well, quantity is a real problem for us. That said, we have to make our industry base more bigger right now, we can if we want. Second, quantity is not necessarily the holly grail. Before WWII Japan had 3 time more aircraft carrier than us and a bigger navy on the other ships....so.
Quantity is precious in the short term, uncertain in the middle term and completely random on the long term. War is so unpredictable. China is copying us in a large scale and that is the only thing they are able to do. We are more versatile and creative they cannot copy in time of war.
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