Chinese ship Shichang

History
People's Republic of China
Name	Shichang
Builder	Qiuxin Shipyard
Launched	April 1996
Commissioned	27 January 1997
Identification	Hull number: 82
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Training ship
Displacement	10,160 tonnes (full load)
Length	120 metres (390 ft)
Beam	18 metres (59 ft)
Draught	7 metres (23 ft)
Propulsion	2 x diesel engines;; 2 shafts;
Speed	17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph)
Range	8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Capacity	300 containers
Complement	170 crew; and; 200 trainees;
Aircraft carried	2 x Harbin Z-9A
Aviation facilities	Flight deck

Shichang is a training ship in the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The ship is formally designated as a "defence mobilization vessel" and may be used for helicopter or navigation training, as a container ship, or as a hospital ship. It is the PLAN's first aviation training ship.^[1] The NATO reporting name for the type is Daishi-class AXT.^[2]

Design

The original plan was to convert Shichang from the civilian roll-on/roll-off ship Huayuankou; a new ship was built instead.^[3]

Shichang has a bridge structure forward with the flight deck occupying most of the remaining area behind it; the funnel is toward the stern on the starboard side. The flight deck has two landing spots and may be reconfigured;^[1] options include a modular hangar and control space behind the forward structure, or 300 standard 20-foot containers.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Saunders 2015, p. 159.
^ United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence (19 February 2020). PLA Navy Identification Guide (Report). Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b Wertheim 2013, pp. 136–137.

Sources

Saunders, Stephan, ed. (2015). Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710631435.
Wertheim, Eric (2013). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (16 ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1591149545.

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[FOOTNOTESaunders2015159-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Saunders 2015, p. 159.

[oni_2020_PLAN_ID_Guide-2] United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence (19 February 2020). PLA Navy Identification Guide (Report). Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[FOOTNOTEWertheim2013136–137-3] Wertheim 2013, pp. 136–137.

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Chinese ship Shichang

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Design

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References

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History

People's Republic of China
Name	Shichang
Builder	Qiuxin Shipyard^[1]
Launched	April 1996^[1]
Commissioned	27 January 1997^[1]
Identification	Hull number: 82^[1]
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Training ship^[1]
Displacement	10,160 tonnes (full load)^[1]
Length	120 metres (390 ft)^[1]
Beam	18 metres (59 ft)^[1]
Draught	7 metres (23 ft)^[1]
Propulsion	2 x diesel engines;^[1] 2 shafts^[1]
Speed	17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph)^[1]
Range	8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)^[1]
Capacity	300 containers^[1]
Complement	170 crew;^[1] and 200 trainees^[1]
Aircraft carried	2 x Harbin Z-9A^[1]
Aviation facilities	Flight deck^[1]