Unfortunately it’s not our navy. Actually, a navy in direct competition with us so really unfortunate. But both ships look pretty cool.
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No consideration for noise and vibration from hull-ice interaction carrying along the plating to crew accommodation…
But hey, at least it looks good.
I also wonder what’s so “innovative” in the “innovative two-direction ice-breaking capabilities”…
Forgive me for being awe struck with it me being from a country that hasn’t designed a new icebreaker since before the time I was in diapers. Also, it’s good I referenced gCaptain & CNN. The South China Morning Post articles describes the ship as being first of its kind, best thing ever invented, alot of puff.
I admit an error here. It was not my intention to direct my comment towards you, but the ship itself and how it has been portrayed in western media by parroting Chinese reporting.
It’s probably not a bad ship in general, but there are two things that bother me. Firstly, the superstructure seems to have been designed “looks first, functionality second”. That’s a no-go for a “forms follows function” guy like myself. In addition to the aforementioned noise and vibration issues, I am not that convinced about visibility from the wheelhouse during tactical ice navigation. That solid bulwark is the final nail in the coffin.
Secondly, while this is certainly the most capable ingeniously-designed Chinese icebreaking ship so far, touting something that has been standard for similar ships for decades as “innovative” is stretching it a bit. Western media should be a bit more critical when it comes to reposting Chinese puff.
The construction schedule is certainly impressive even if you consider the size of ship relative to GSI’s overall production capacity.
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