PLANS Shandong (17)

The PLANS Shandong (17) is a unique aircraft carrier of the People's Liberation Army Navy that entered service in late 2019. It is a heavily modified version of the Liaoning design. It was launched April 26th, 2017.

Specifications

 * Type: Aircraft Carrier
 * Service Period: 2019-
 * Characteristics:
 * Length: 1,033 feet (314.86 meters)
 * Beam (Waterline): 125 feet (38.1 meters)
 * Beam (Flight Deck): 246 feet 1 inch (75.01 meters)
 * Draft: 36 feet (10.97 meters)
 * Displacement: 55,000 tons (Standard); 70,000 tons (Full Load)
 * Crew: 2,626 (1,960 ship crew, 626 air crew, 40 flag staff)
 * Installed Power:
 * 9 x 2,011 hp (1,500 kW) turbogenerators
 * 6 x 2,011 hp (1,500 kW) diesel generators
 * Propulsion: 8 x boilers, 4 x steam turbines, 4 x shafts, 200,000 shp, 4 x fixed pitch propellers
 * Range:
 * Speed: 32 knots (59.26 km/h)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * Type 346A Sea Star Phased Array Radar
 * H/LJQ-382 3D Air Search Radar
 * Countermeasures:
 * Armament:
 * 2 x Type 1030 CIWS
 * 4 x FL-3000N CIWS (fires 18 HHQ-10 SAMs each)
 * Aircraft Carried: 56 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters (40 x Shenyang J-15, 6 x Changhe Z-18F, 6 x Changhe Z-18J, 2 x Changhe Z-18, 2 x Harbin Z-9C)