China has introduced its first aircraft carrier but according to a June 8 2011 BBC News article the vessel is nothing close to what is described in this eRumor.

Chinese navy catamaran aircraft carrier. In August 2011 Chinas first aircraft carrier began sea trials. Just watched a TV program on the wave piercing catamaran ships some of which have been delivers to the US Navy. The Shandong is the PLA Navys second aircraft carrier after the Liaoning which is currently operating elsewhere in the South China Sea.

The Type 22 missile boat is a ship class in the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Navy. The Shandong Chinas first domestically developed aircraft carrier departing Dalian in Liaoning province in 2018. Chinas catamaran-style Type 22 fast attack craft is designed to overwhelm much larger targets such as US.

The article said that the carrier is actually a refit of a Soviet carrier named the Varyag which was built in 1985 but was never completed. Tue Jun 15 2021. The Chinese navy is building a new aircraft carrier.

In addition to electro-magnetic launch capabilities the Type 004 would be the first aircraft carrier in Chinas navy. Would the catamaran concept be viable foran aircraft carrier of the future. The Type 002 is Chinas first domestically produced aircraft carrier.

Jamie Seidel is a freelance writer. Aircraft carriers used to challenge Chinese claims to the Pacific. 82 of these missile boats are currently in.

Chinas first carrier the Type 001 Liaoning was actually an old Soviet aircraft-carrying cruiser purchased by an ex-basketball star from Ukraine ostensibly for use as a floating casino. After being fitted out Chinas first homemade aircraft carrier underwent nine sea trials over the course of 18 months starting from May 2018. Such a monumental national investment needs to be de-risked.