On the morning of December 27, Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding held a launching and naming ceremony of the first ship of the 076 amphibious assault ship independently developed and built by Chinese shipbuilder in Shanghai, according to China News Service Online(CNSO).
With the approval of the Central Military Commission, the first 076 amphibious assault ship was named “Sichuan Ship of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy” with a hull number of “51”. The Sichuan ship is a new generation of amphibious assault ship of the Navy. It is a key equipment to promote the transformation and development of the Navy and improve its long-sea combat capability.
It has a full load displacement of more than 40,000 tons, a double-island superstructure and a fully vertical flight deck, and innovative application of electromagnetic ejection. and arresting technology, and can carry fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, amphibious equipment, etc. After the ship is launched, equipment debugging, mooring tests, navigation tests and other work will be carried out as planned.
Leaders of the Navy, China State Shipbuilding Corporation, Sichuan Province, leaders of relevant military and civilian departments, cadres and employees of ship research and production units, and representatives of military officers and soldiers attended the ceremony.