China’s first Type 075 LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock) caught fire at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, according to local media.

https://twitter.com/zhonghuanations/status/1249006510526496768

The Type 075 is expected to be the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s newest and most powerful amphibious assault ship, China is planning three of them.

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How the vessel will look.

​The Type 075 is roughly analogous to the United States Marine Corps’ Wasp-class amphibious assault ships, capable of supporting an amphibious assault by thousands of troops. It also has a hangar for holding up to 28 helicopters that can land at six points on its deck.

The vessels will also be able to deploy landing craft and troops, plus house command and control operations.

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15 COMMENTS

  1. I can’t imagine there are many materials in a warship that can let it burn easily (explosives/fuel aside obviously). We will never get that info – but it would be interesting to get a rundown of the causes and extent of the burn.

    • Depends on what the build specs are.

      Post falklands the RN stopped using regular plastic PTFE and rubber coated cables and went for the considerably more expensive Low Fire Hazard cables that give off less smoke and fumes on all future builds.

      The RN found lots of stuff on warships that burnt in a fire and was a hazard to life following a hit. Post Falklands those lessons went into the far more austere T23. So most mess decks did away with laminates that shatter in an explosion and fly around like shrapnel. Vinyl Deck tiles where certified as non flammable. Bedding and foam mattresses where all changed out for Sprung mattresses made from fire proof materials. Even the uniform was changed. Gone where the old Nylon/polyester No 8 working dress and overalls and new 100% flameban treated cotton No 8s brought in.

      if the PLAN(Navy) have not done something similar and have used any old cable or material onboard then this could be the result.

  2. Glorious Peoples Republic Government pleased to announce that the FIRE SUPPRESSION system test worked perfectly and as planned in this full scale trial. The Government congratulates the manufacturer and navy!

  3. Some justice in the world finally…glad no one was hurt but also disappointed the ship didn’t burn to the ground.

  4. After it being Britain’s century up to WW2. After WW2 it looks to me as it being Asia’s Century, be it Japan, China, Koreas etc… Everything is affected by Asia. Corona Covid-19 being the latest.

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