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AAircraft carriers
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Chinese aircraft carrier Fujianlarger figure on 2 of 2
MUGEMlarger figure on 0 of 2
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Length
Single source316 m (1,036 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian | MUGEM |
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| Power | — | Integrated hybrid electric power system (HVDC backbone)[source] |
| Name | Type 003[source] | Milli Uçak Gemisi (National Aircraft Carrier)[source] |
| Builders | Jiangnan Shipyard[source] | Istanbul Naval Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | Turkish Naval Forces[source] |
285 m (935 ft 0 in)[source]
Airmen
Single sourceSailors
Single source2,000 sailors[source]Sailors
1,000 airmen[source]Airmen
800+ Embarked Personnel: 950. Up to 2,500 total personnel accommodation (crew + air wing + embarked force + mission staff) ROLE 2+ naval hospital capability (surgical suites, intensive care units, triage ward, burn treatment, trauma stabilization, medical evacuation coordination)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Preceded by |
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Type 002 Shandong[source] |
Anadolu class[source] |
| Succeeded by | Type 004[source] | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Namesake | Fujian province[source] | — |
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| Builder | Jiangnan Shipyard[source] | — |
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| Laid down | March 2015 – February 2016[source] | — |
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| Launched | 17 June 2022[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 5 November 2025[source] | — |
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| Motto | ( Simplified Chinese : 忠诚，精武，卓越，奋进)：Loyalty, Martial Proficiency, Excellence, Forging Ahead[source] | — |
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| Status | in active service[source] | Construction activities are currently underway[source]First MUGEM-class carrier, currently under construction; no active fleet count. |
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| Class & type | Type 003 aircraft carrier[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | Steam turbines[source] | 2 × GE LM6000 gas turbines + 4 × MTU 20V 4000 + 4 × GE APMM (Advanced Permanent Magnet Machine) (IFEP-like integrated electric propulsion) + 2 x CPP[source] |
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| Armament | Six-tube 324 mm anti-torpedo torpedo (ATT) Type 1130 gun-based CIWS HHQ-10 missile-based CIWS[source] | 32 (2x16) cell MiDLAS vertical launching system 4 × GOKDENIZ CIWS 7 × STOP RWS[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 50+ aircraft: Fixed-wing: Shenyang J-35 carrier-based stealth multirole fighter Shenyang J-15T/DT carrier-based multirole fighter Xi'an KJ-600 carrier-based airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) and cargo aircraft Helicopters: Harbin Z-20 family helicopters[source] | 25x Aircraft, 3x Helicopters, 15x UAV[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Hangar deck Electromagnetic catapults[source] | 15x Aircraft, 3x Helicopters 5x UAV, 2x Aircraft Lifts, USV, UUV.[source] |
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| National origin | China[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | China[source] | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Type | — | Aircraft carrier[source] |
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