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Liaoning (16; Chinese: 辽宁舰; pinyin: Liáoníng Jiàn) is a Chinese Type 001 aircraft carrier.The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force, she was originally classified as a training ship, intended to allow the Navy to experiment, train and gain familiarity with aircraft carrier operations.
In September 2012, it was announced that this carrier would be named Liaoning, after Liaoning Province of China. In September 2012, China's first aircraft carrier, Liaoning, was commissioned. [34] On 23 September 2012, Liaoning was handed over to the People's Liberation Army Navy, but was not yet in active service. [35]
The Aircraft Carrier Liaoning. This base is one of the biggest bases operated by the PLAN and is home to one of its two operational aircraft carrier battle groups. [5] [6]As the PLAN continues to develop its at sea capabilities the carrier battle group bases will be of strategic importance for China as a capability to project maritime power beyond the Yellow Sea.
She is the country's first domestically built aircraft carrier and second in PLAN service after the completion and commissioning of Liaoning, from which she is derived. Shandong ' s class was initially suspected to be designated Type 001A [7] (as Liaoning received the designation Type 001) but was revealed to be Type 002 at her commissioning ...
Liaoning is named after the Liao River that runs through the province. Ning (宁, "peace") is used frequently in Chinese place names including Ningxia, Xining and Nanning.The current name was first adopted in 1929, and restored in 1954 upon the merging of the Liaoxi ("West Liao") and Liaodong ("East Liao") provinces.
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]
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Chinese Navy: 17 Type 002: Aircraft carrier STOBAR: 2019–present First domestically built Chinese aircraft carrier. Shangri-La US Navy: CV-38 Essex: Fleet carrier CATOBAR: 1944–1971 Shimane Maru Japanese Army: Shimane Maru: Escort carrier 1945–1945 Tanker conversion. Sunk by British aircraft. Shinano Japanese Navy: Fleet carrier 1944–1944