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So far the two clearest images of the latest progress on the Type 003 aircraft carrier.

(Images via 潘自建/FB)

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it's still attached to cable so maybe they will take if off after photoop?
Possible, considering the party flag attached. It is possible to celebrate the party's 100-year birthday.
 
China’s next aircraft-carrier will be its biggest


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Jul 1st 2021
Jiangnan shipyard lies on an alluvial island at the mouth of the Yangzi river. It has grown rapidly since it moved there from nearby Shanghai in 2009, churning out destroyers, icebreakers and landing craft for the Chinese navy. The jewel in its crown is under construction. China is saying little about it, but satellite imagery reveals a near-complete flight deck in a corner of the yard where, less than 15 years ago, there was only farmland.
For now, the vessel-to-be is blandly known to military analysts as the Type 003. It will be China’s second domestically built aircraft-carrier and the largest ship that has ever served in the Chinese fleet. Experts at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (csis), a think-tank in Washington, have analysed satellite pictures such as the one above, which was taken in June by Planet Labs, an American firm. They conclude that the ship will be about as long as New York’s Chrysler Building is high: about 320 metres.

 
there seems to be some incorrect reporting on the width of the 003. the satellite pic proves the width to be 76.6m-81m while the rendered drawing and the reports all say 73m.

Yes, I think @covertshores's make some important miscalculation regarding China's Third Aircraft Carrier dimension.

Ford vs Type 003 vs Shandong
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Credit to @Horobeyo
 
can some one explain this in simple English please?

China's Type 003 Aircraft Carrier have wider dimension than Ford but shorter.

Ford
L : 332m
Deck wide max : 78.5m
Deck main wide : 72.8m
Deck rear wide : 74.0m

Meanwhile,

China's Type 003 Aircraft Carrier
L : 321.8m
Deck wide max : 81.0m
Deck main wide : 76.6m
Deck rear wide : 76.6m


A bulky one indeed
 

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