China is setting records in the speed of construction of helicopter carriers. Yesterday, November 29, the portal navalnews.com He reported that the third ship of the Type 075 project entered the first sea trials from the Hudong Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai.
The first two ships of this project were also built at Hudong Zhonghua. The first Type 075 launched in September 2019 and began sea trials in August 2020, the second — in April 2020 with the start of sea trials in December 2020. Thus, every six months the shipyard launched a helicopter carrier.
The output of the third ship of the Type 075 project for sea trials:
According to various sources, the length of the Type 075 project ships ranges from 235 to 250 m, and their displacement reaches 36,000 tons. In terms of dimensions, Chinese landing ships are similar to American UDC types Wasp and America and can carry up to 28 helicopters each. For their own protection, the ships of the Type 075 project are presumably armed with 30-mm H/PJ-11 artillery complexes and HHQ-10 anti-aircraft missiles.
Comparison of dimensions of modern helicopter carriers / light aircraft carriers
Image source: navalnews.com
