China Launches Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship 'Sichuan'

China Launches New Amphibious Assault Ship With Aircraft Catapult

The Chinese navy launched its newest amphibious assault ship on Dec. 27, presenting the first in a new class of warships that can launch fixed-wing aircraft similar to an aircraft carrier. Called Sichuan, the new warship is the first of the Chinese navy’s Type 076 class of amphibious assault ships. The Chinese state-owned Xinhua news agency reported the new ship launched during a ceremony in Shanghai on Dec. 27. The new class of warship still ne…

See aboard China’s new massive assault ship that can launch fighter jets or drones

China unveiled the new amphibious assault ship it has been secretly building this past year at a launching ceremony at a shipyard in Shanghai. The Sichuan, the first Yulan-class landing helicopter assault (LHA) ship, has a massive flight deck as large as three football fields. Once completed, it will be the largest vessel of its kind. But the ship’s large size isn’t the only detail that sets it apart. While other amphibious assault ships have o…

See aboard China's new massive assault ship that can launch fighter jets or drones

Colorful streamers billow around the Sichuan during the launching ceremony at the dry dock at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai.Pu Haiyang/VCG via Getty ImagesChina unveiled its newest amphibious assault ship in a launching ceremony in Shanghai on Friday.The Sichuan's standout feature is a catapult system capable of launching fixed-wing aircraft.The first-in-class flattop also has a massive flight deck as large as three football fields.China …

China launches first-of-its-kind amphibious assault ship

China has launched its first-ever amphibious assault ship, marking a significant advancement in its naval capabilities. The Type 076 dual-use assault ship, equipped with an electromagnetic catapult, was unveiled on Friday at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai. Named Sichuan after the southwestern province of China, the ship boasts a full-load displacement of over 40,000 tons and features a dual-island superstructure along with a full-lengt…

China Launches Eighth Aircraft Carrier: How Capable is the New 40,000 Ton Type 76 Class?

The Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai on December 27 launched China’s eighth carrier warship and the first ship of the Type 076 Class the Sichuan, which displacing over 40,000 tons may be the heaviest amphibious assault ship in the world. The ship class represents a successor to the 35,000 ton Type 075 Class, of which four were built from 2018, allowing the new vessel to both deploy much larger contingents of amphibious ground units, and to h…