Making dumplings at the Changxing Shipyard.

As two more (appear to be) 052C Luyang II DDG in Changxing Shipyard spotted under construction, it is nice to have franco-russe around to help us keeping track of the progress.

they are launched at roughly six-month intervals:

Hull 3 28.11.10
Hull 4 20.07.11
Hull 5 16.10.11

The hull to the left in Hall 1 has almost certainly no superstructure, so that would be Hull 7, while the one to the right (seen before) is Hull 6.

uesday, May 31, 2011

Type 052C Class Destroyer hull number 5 and 6?

Your guess is as good as mine -- latest photos from Shanghai's Changxing Shipyard.

 

Hull number 3

 

 Hull number 4

number 5?

number 6?

Being shot at -- the rite of passage for any power.

RPT-Chinese ship fired on in Mekong, patrols respond

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/15/china-mekong-idUSL3E8CF0CS20120115
Sun Jan 15, 2012 6:37am EST

(Corrects spelling of Xishuangbanna in second paragraph)

Jan 15 (Reuters) - A Chinese cargo ship carrying logs on the Mekong river was fired on by unidentified attackers, spurring a response by Chinese and Laotian police, the Ministry of Public Security said on Sunday.

The Shengtai-11 was returning to Xishuangbanna, in the Chinese border province of Yunnan, from Thailand when it was fired on from the Lao side of the river, the ministry said. No-one was injured.

China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand conducted a joint armed patrol on the Mekong in December, after an October incident in which 13 Chinese sailors were killed. Their cargo ships were attacked in the Golden Triangle, which is notorious for drug smuggling.

Another joint patrol was underway on Saturday, the China Daily said on its website.

China's growing wealth and international status has allowed it to extend its law enforcement beyond its own borders in recent years. Its navy now escorts Chinese ships past the troubled Horn of Africa while Chinese police have arrested and repatriated citizens accused of ethnic separatism and other crimes who have sought refuge in neighboring countries.

The Mekong originates in the Himalayas and runs through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. The six countries are committed to developing the river together, although China's plans to build dams along the river or its tributaries have alarmed its downstream neighbours.

(Reporting By Lucy Hornby; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani)

Short flick of the day: flight deck

Test platform returning home after its fourth sea trial.

Dangerous waters?

Wait the minute,  is that a Chinese edition of Dangerous Waters, a naval sim from sonalystscombatsims? (here)

Anyhow, DDG 169 "Wuhan" now has its own LAN "Study" Room,  a much needed R&R facilitate for those long Gulf of Aden missions.

 "054A, Friendly"

Fun time over, back to chasing pirates

January 11th.

I'm not going to engage or fuel the speculation on what happened on 1.11. However, I can offer some recent submarine photos instead.

094 Jin class SSBN

Song Class running naked.  No wonder the China Navy subs are so noisy

093 Shang class SSN

The hunchback of the China Navy, 092 Xia Class

 

 Old Golf class. 

 043 Qing Class

Music video of the day: I walk the line

You've got a way to keep me on your side
You give me cause for love that I can't hide
For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide
Because you're mine, I walk the line

I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine, I walk the line