Photo Gallery #6: Changbaishan, Amphibious Warfare Send Of The People's Liberation Regular Army Navy

The impressive 20,000ton LPD Changbaishan!
On Mon morn (February 16, 2015), the 18th Escort Task Force of People's Liberation Army Navy arrived inwards Piraeus, Greece, for a four-day visit. The fleet consists of the Changbai Shan (989), a Type 071 Yuzhao-class Landing Platform Dock (LPD), the flagship of the squadron, the frigate Yuncheng (571), a Type 54A cast frigate (Jiangkai II)  and the large replenishment shipping Chaohu (890), a Type 903A (Fuchi) replenishment ship. The fleet is nether the ascendancy of Real Admiral Zhang Chuanshu. On Wednesday, the Chinese ships docked at Piraeus, were opened upwardly to Earth (except Chaohu) for a express fourth dimension (10:00-12:00 as well as 14:00-16:00). Of course, I could non fille this opportunity; I establish the fourth dimension to catch the warships just for an hour. Enjoy photos of LPD Changbaishan, the flagship of the Chinese chore forcefulness as well as 1 of the 4 ships of the cast inwards service amongst People's Liberation Army Navy that was commissioned only inwards 2012!


LPD Changbaishan
The AK-176 7 mm gun visible
LPD Changbaishan







The primary mast of Changbaishan
LPD Changbaishan
18-tube Type 726-4 decoy launcher










LPD Changbaishan
Chinese guard
Gangway







Chinese guards inwards front end of the gangway of Changbaishan

The large hangar for four helicopters
One of the 4 Z-8 helicopters
Upper level
Z-8 helicopter
Hangar of Changbaishan
Chinese sailors
Guard post

Z-8 helicopter
Hangar as well as crane
Z-8 ASW helicopters

The large flying deck
Guard post





Mount for  Type 89 12.7mm HMG

The novel PLAN aircraft carrier
SSBN of PLAN
Main mast
One of the 4 AK-630 six-barrel 30mm CIWS (copy of Russian system)
Chinese as well as Greek flags on the primary mast
AK-630 CIWS
18-tube Type 726-4 decoy launcher
Main mast

The 210m LPD Changbaishan


LPD Changbaishan
Main gun as well as decoy launcher



LPD Changbaishan


Guard
LPD Changbaishan


View of Changbaishan from the frigate Yuncheng
 

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