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| Yinmahu Aircraft Carrier, the Warship Carrier that Newly Launched China |
Beijing - China launched the Yinmahu ship which functions as an aircraft carrier for warships. Yinmahu ships can carry very large warships with a displacement of 100,000 tons. Chinese television showed the first footage of the Yinmahu transporting warships. Yinmahu operates on a dry dock basis, and is classified as a heavy underwater platform.
Quoted from the Bulgarian Military Tuesday (10/1/2023), while operating the Yinmahu hull sank to a certain depth. While the warships to be transported anchored at a predetermined location. Then, the Yinmahu ship floated back to its original position so that the warship would be hauled right above the deck.
This process involves unique high technology, to move large warships in the middle of the sea. Military experts say the Yinmahu ships serve to tow warships in need of repair, upgrade or maintenance.
Yinmahu also serves to deliver warships from one point to another, while carrying out repairs during shipping. This function of the Yinmahu ships greatly saves a lot of time and also saves a lot of costs. Moreover, the Yinmahu ship is capable of carrying warships with a displacement of 100,000 tons, for comparison, the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning weighs 70,500 tons.
The Yinmahu is not the first ship to operate in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. The first such platform that China launched in 2015 was named Donghaidao. China continues to increase the size of its navy, most recently China unveiled the aircraft carrier Fujian.
The aircraft carrier Fujian, which takes its name from one of China's largest provinces, is the third aircraft carrier in the Chinese Navy. Chinese television said that only the aircraft carrier technology Fujian all come from within the country. The displacement of the third carrier of the Chinese People's Liberation Army is about 80,000 tons.