Beijing, June 17 (Mo Xiaoliang and Sun Fei) On the morning of June 17, the launching ceremony of my country's third aircraft carrier was held at the Jiangnan Shipyard of China State Shipbuilding Corporation.
This evening, Navy spokesman Colonel Liu Wensheng released relevant information on the naming, deployment location, performance characteristics and test arrangements of the Fujian ship.
When talking about why the third aircraft carrier was named Fujian ship, Liu Wensheng said that according to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy ship naming rules, aircraft carriers are generally named after provincial administrative divisions.
Approved by the Central Military Commission, the third aircraft carrier was named "Fujian Ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy" and its hull number was "18".
Regarding where the Fujian ship will be deployed in the future, Liu Wensheng said that we will comprehensively consider the needs of safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and development interests, as well as the operational characteristics of aircraft carriers and port security conditions, and scientifically select the deployment location of the Fujian ship.
"What are the characteristics of the Fujian ship, and what are the arrangements after it is launched?" Liu Wensheng said that the Fujian ship is the first catapult-type aircraft carrier designed and built by our country. more than tons.
After the Fujian ship is launched, the mooring test and navigation test will be carried out.