A 300,000-ton floating dock, the largest of its kind in the world, went into production on Wednesday in northeast China’s coastal city of Dalian.
Developed and built by the COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, the dock, which is 340 meters long, 76 meters wide and 27 meters deep, is capable of repairing 300,000-ton crude oil carriers, bulk freighters, and container ships, and rebuilding or converting other large watercraft.
source: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200605/11/eng20060511_264707.html
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This is big enough to lift a carrier out of the water and work on it’s undersides, the same thought came to my friend who sent me this article, perhaps China is strategically positioning itself to spring a carrier or three on us in the not to distant future!
By: Pinko - 12th May 2006 at 05:48
Commercial use, no big deal 😉
By: Raygun - 12th May 2006 at 01:45
they mostly use repairing ships than building ships.I belived they have a similer one maybe not as big already in operation.
By: Turbinia - 12th May 2006 at 01:32
I don’t think this has any connection with aircraft carriers, it’s a very large floating dock for dry docking VLCC’s, large bulk carriers etc., quite a lucrative business. If they do build carriers then they will probably use naval building docks and the repairs/dry docking will be done in the same docks.
By: Ja Worsley - 11th May 2006 at 15:17
Sure would mate, load of room
By: EdLaw - 11th May 2006 at 14:54
Take the floating dock, put a nice big flat deck on it, and you have one amazing Landing Helicopter Dock! (Beats the Wasp class for deck space any day!)
By: danrh - 11th May 2006 at 14:23
A 300,000-ton floating dock, the largest of its kind in the world, went into production on Wednesday in northeast China’s coastal city of Dalian.
Developed and built by the COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, the dock, which is 340 meters long, 76 meters wide and 27 meters deep, is capable of repairing 300,000-ton crude oil carriers, bulk freighters, and container ships, and rebuilding or converting other large watercraft.
source: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200605/11/eng20060511_264707.html
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This is big enough to lift a carrier out of the water and work on it’s undersides, the same thought came to my friend who sent me this article, perhaps China is strategically positioning itself to spring a carrier or three on us in the not to distant future!
Or maybe they are just positioning themselves to build and maintain more “…300,000-ton crude oil carriers, bulk freighters, and container ships…” for all those resources they are buying all over the world.
By: Gauntlet - 11th May 2006 at 13:29
Hmmmm…this sure is interesting! Maybe they will start building their own carriers soon?
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