China's 100,000-ton sea giant is a mobile sea base, capable of accommodating the US aircraft carrier

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China's 100,000-ton semi-submersible ship, Xin Guanghua, is a remarkable feat of engineering. With its immense carrying capacity, it can easily accommodate large and medium-sized aircraft carriers, making it a mobile sea base. Semi-submersible ships are specialized vessels designed for transporting large cargo, and China has become a global leader in their production, accounting for over half of the world's fleet.

Before 2002, this technology was monopolized by the Netherlands, and countries had to pay high charter fees to transport large ships. Recognizing the need for such vessels, China made significant breakthroughs in semi-submersible ship technology, producing 12 ships in just a dozen years. Xin Guanghua, the largest semi-submersible ship in China at the time, boasted a deck area equivalent to two football fields, making it ideal for transporting large warships, submarines, and offshore oil exploration platforms.

The loading process involves submerging the deck into the water and using cranes to float the cargo above it. Once the liquid in the water tanks is discharged, the hull floats, and the cargo settles on the deck. Many countries lack the demand, technology, and talent to manufacture and operate semi-submersible ships, making it a venture reserved for nations with robust industrial manufacturing capabilities.

These vessels play a crucial role in various operations, such as shipping ships, salvaging wrecks, and transporting warships. They are particularly useful in dealing with accidents involving US warships colliding with other vessels. Additionally, as deep-sea oil exploration advances, the challenge of offshore operations arises. The semi-submersible ship's open deck, immense load capacity, and stability in rough seas make it suitable for transporting and operating large offshore oil exploration platforms and drilling rigs.

In conclusion, China's mastery of semi-submersible ship technology has given it a significant advantage in maritime operations. These vessels serve as vital offshore trailers, enabling the transportation of large ships and facilitating complex operations at sea. The development and production of semi-submersible ships signify a country's comprehensive national strength, industrial integrity, and manufacturing capabilities. #shipbuildingIndustry#semiSubmersibleShip#mobileSeaBase

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China's 100,000 ton sea giant can easily

pack the US aircraft carrier which can

be called a mobile sea

base let's take a closer look in this

video with the development of the

world's ship building industry various

types of ships with Advanced performanc

have been built including a very special

class of ship that is semi submersible

ship although it is not as powerful as

an aircraft carrier it has has a strong

carrying capacity and can even pack

large and mediumsized aircraft carriers

away with

ease semisubmersible ships specialize in

the transportation of large cargo and

their own weight is also very large

which is similar to that of an aircraft

carrier it has excellent performance and

a wide range of uses and has become the

darling of countries all over the world

on December 8th 20 16 a large ship with

a dead weight of 100,000 tons in China

was officially

delivered this huge ship named X guanga

is a unique semisubmersible ship from

the point of view of weight alone Zing

Wanga can hold Japan's existing four

helicopter carriers at the same time

today there are only a dozen

semisubmersible ships in the world and

China accounts for more than half of of

them so how difficult is it to build a

semi submersible boat why can't even the

United States and Japan build it but

China can stand alone in the world the

so-called semisubmersible ship as the

name suggests half of it can dive into

the sea and half of it is a giant ship

at Sea that

surfaced the full name of a

semisubmersible ship is a

semisubmersible mother ship this is is a

dual-purpose ship with strong

comprehensive

performance since the production of

semisubmersible ships has high

requirements on the manufacturing

industry this technology was completely

monopolized by the Netherlands before

2002 any country in the world that wants

to transport large ships needs to pay

High charter fees with the increase in

the number of Chinese warships the

demand for sem submersible ships with

strong Transportation capabilities is

also

increasing if you rely entirely on the

loan from the Netherlands you will need

to pay a huge

price especially in the event of sudden

danger at Sea if there is no

semisubmersible vessel of its own it

will cause irreparable human and

economic

losses what is exciting is that since

2002 China has continuously made

breakthroughs in semisubmersible ship

technology and has produced 12 ships in

just a Dozen Years making it the country

with the largest number of

semisubmersible ships in the

world among them Zing Wanga was the

largest semisubmersible ship in China at

that time its deck area of

13,500 square m is equivalent to the

size of two standard football

fields such an amazing load and deck

area is born for transporting large

ships almost all large warships

submarines and offshore oil exploration

platforms needed for

transportation when the semisubmersible

ship is loaded with cargo the deck needs

to be submerged into the water first and

the huge cargo is floated on the water

above the deck by a crane and then the

liquid pressed in the water tank is

discharged to make the whole float and

the cargo will directly fall on the deck

since many countries do not have such a

large number of operating projects their

market demand will be

small not to mention the lack of

relevant technology and talent support

even if a semisubmersible vessel can be

manufactured it will be abandoned

because of the high cost only countries

with strong industrial manufacturing

capabilities can play with such

behemoths and then devote themselves to

the global market in contrast countries

such as the United States and Japan have

found it difficult to manufacture and

operate the

industry this is because semisubmersible

ships like aircraft carriers appear to

have simple

functions in fact as comprehensive

mother ships they must be equipped with

complete facilities and strict

standards as long as a technical

standard fails or a certain

infrastructure is lacking it may cause

huge

losses therefore a semisubmersible ship

is the embodiment of a country's

comprehensive National strength and the

embodiment of industrial integrity and

Manufacturing

capabilities this is also the reason why

many countries cannot manufacture

semisubmersible

ships because the offshore tra is

equipped with complete infrastructure it

can play a more extensive role in actual

use shipping ships by ship is the main

work content of most semi submersible

ships including accident shipwreck

Salvage and warship

transportation for example China's white

Marlin used to salvage and transport

South Korea's

sheru during Salvage the ship will dive

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to a depth of 20 to 30 m under under

water take the ship in need of rescue

into its arms and then float away by

surfacing incidents of us warships

colliding with ships also happen from

time to time and the number of us

warships is particularly

large it is difficult to guarantee that

similar accidents will not occur in

future exercises and semi-submersible

ships are generally used to deal with

these

accidents however the United States

cannot independently produce

semisubmersible ships and can only rent

them from China or the

Netherlands therefore semi-submersible

vessels have always assumed the role of

offshore

trailers on the other hand with the

deepening of deep sea oil exploitation

it has become a difficult problem to

operate

offshore first of all the overall oil

exploration platform and drilling rig

are are very large looking from a

distance like a small Fortress built of

building blocks with a maximum size of

tens of thousands of square

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m one can imagine the difficulty of

transporting such a behemoth to the Sea

coupled with the deep water and big

waves at Sea if the infrastructure is

not solid it will cause huge

accidents at this time with its open

deck and huge load capacity the semi

submersible ship can easily carry an oil

exploration platform wider than the hole

moreover due to the high proportion of

volume submerged in the water it is not

easily affected by the waves on the sea

surface and can maintain better

stability it is suitable for use as a

working platform on the water so that

the staff can also walk on the ground at

Sea in addition to civilian functions

semi submers verble ships also have high

military development value although

China's sea area is vast the number of

sea bases and aircraft carriers is very

small so warships and aircraft

performing Missions at Sea often lack

fuel supplies and semisubmersible ships

can play a role at this time the

military semisubmersible ship Dongo

fully possesses such

capabilities because it can accommodate

dozens of helicopters on its vast deck

and store sufficient fuel resources it

can be used as a mobile CA military base

in addition ships submarines tanks

armored vehicles large scale engineering

structures Etc can also be transferred

by towing or

carrying on July 10th 2015 China's dong

haai Island semisubmersible ship joined

the South China Sea Fleet known as the

ch Chinese Navy's first New Concept

mobile Landing platform ship in fact as

early as 2011 the United States has

already started to invest in the

research and development of militar

semisubmersible

ships once it is used on a large scale

in the future it can double its

oceangoing troop delivery

capacity according to calculations a

military semisubmersible ship can carry

a variety of helicopters and fixed wi

fighter jets and at the same time carry

1,000 fully armed army officers and

soldiers and more than 100 tanks or

combat

Vehicles the Cavalry Force projection

capability is more than five times that

of the US active amphibious assault ship

and the future can be

expected the future of military

semisubmersible ships has a broad space

for development

China's military strategy has always

focused on

defense the more advanced nuclear

submarines rocket forces and bombers can

attack foreign fleets from multiple

Dimensions however the weakness of the

aircraft carrier Fleet at Sea prevents

China from effectively attacking enemy

nuclear

submarines under such circumstances

China has paid more and more attention

to the research and de development of

aircraft carriers and has successively

built three aircraft carriers leoning

Shandong and fuen but there is still a

gap compared with the 11 aircraft

carriers of the United

States the development of an aircraft

carrier is quite difficult because it

needs to be impeccable in all aspects in

order to become the brain of countless

warships and nuclear

Fighters an aircraft carrier has a very

wide range of

uses it is an airport a logistics

Warehouse a trans shipment Hub and

command

center just like the capital of a

country it not only needs to manage its

own operations but also needs to

undertake a country's complex functiona

system which means that the pressure onthe aircraft carrier is

huge if military semisubmersible ships

can share some of the functions and

pressure of the aircraft carrier does it

mean that it will be easier for China to

build an aircraft carrier Fleet and if

the aircraft carrier Fleet really wants

to achieve this goal as a transport ship

undertaking logistical support work it

is equivalent to the second heart of the

naval

fleet military semisubmersible ships

need to carry out more complex armaments

while maintaining their own carrying

advantages therefore the most important

thing is to equip with a complete

defense system such as replacing the

special steel of the same level as the

aircraft carrier adding a signal

shielding system

Etc All In All semisubmersible Ships

such auxiliary heavy mother ships are

important weapons for the country in

both military and civilian use as the

first country to develop and use this

technology China has an absolute

advantage AG in the development of

semisubmersible ships and it is expected

that it will have a place in the future

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Ron: This commentator seems to think that China needs to produce more naval aircraft carriers. It doesn’t. Aircraft carriers are as obsolete today as battleships were in WWII.