{
  "id": "liaoning",
  "name": "Liaoning Class(Type 001 Class)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Aircraft carrier",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2012,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Liaoning Class (Type 001 Class) Chinese Aircraft Carrier is the first aircraft carrier commissioned into the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force, she is classified as a training ship, intended to allow the Navy to experiment, train and gain familiarity with aircraft carrier operations.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 1960,
      "src": [
        "weg-liaoning"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 304.5,
      "src": [
        "weg-liaoning"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "10.5 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-liaoning"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Flight deck length",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "304.5 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-liaoning"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Displacement (standard)",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "46,637 tons",
      "src": [
        "weg-liaoning"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Propulsion",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "8 x boilers; 4 x turbines",
      "src": [
        "weg-liaoning"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 30,
      "src": [
        "weg-liaoning"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 7130,
      "src": [
        "weg-liaoning"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "3,850 nm at 29 knots 8,500 nm at 18 knots"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Endurance",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "45 days",
      "src": [
        "weg-liaoning"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Embarked aircraft",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Up to 24; Up to 12",
      "src": [
        "weg-liaoning"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "1 x Top Plate (Fregate MAE-3) air search",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "The Fregat, Top Plate and Top Steer NATO codename, is a family of 3D, 360-degree/full-coverage ship-based radar systems developed for the Soviet Union Navy and designed to provide…",
      "src": [
        "weg-liaoning"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "1 x Type 346 Dragon Eye air search/fire",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Type 346 radar is a highly digitized, multi-function, dual-band (S and C bands) naval active electronically scanned array (AESA) installed on Type 052C destroyers, Type 052D…",
      "src": [
        "weg-liaoning"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "1 x Sea Eagle surface search",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Type 382 radar is a Chinese naval 3-D air search radar designed to replace earlier Chinese Type 381.",
      "src": [
        "weg-liaoning"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Ammunition Weapon Station: caliber",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "30 mm",
      "src": [
        "weg-liaoning"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "4 x FL-3000N 24-cell launchers; 2 x Type 730 CIWS; 2 x RBU-6000",
      "src": [
        "weg-liaoning"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "4 x FL-3000N 24-cell launchers",
      "role": "Missile Launcher",
      "src": [
        "weg-liaoning"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Missile Launcher",
        "Missile": "Instead of using QW-1 Vanguard MANPADs, the FL-3000N system uses the HHQ-10 (Red Flag 10) naval surf",
        "Guidance": "passive RF + ImIR or ImIR only. The FL-3000N missile utilizes a combined guidance system that incorporates both passive ",
        "Length": "2 m"
      },
      "range_km": 9
    },
    {
      "name": "2 x Type 730 CIWS",
      "role": "Seven-barreled 30 mm Gatling gun CIWS.",
      "src": [
        "weg-liaoning"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Seven-barreled 30 mm Gatling gun CIWS.",
        "Guidance": "TR47C J-band radar OFC-3 electro-optical fire control system",
        "Caliber": "30 mm",
        "Rate of fire": "1,200-4,200 rounds/minute (Type 730) 11,000 rounds/minute (Type 1130)"
      },
      "range_km": 3
    },
    {
      "name": "2 x RBU-6000",
      "role": "213 mm caliber Soviet anti-submarine rocket launcher.",
      "src": [
        "weg-liaoning"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "213 mm caliber Soviet anti-submarine rocket launcher."
      },
      "range_km": [
        0,
        0.4
      ]
    }
  ],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "carrier",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/liaoning.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-liaoning": {
      "title": "Liaoning Class(Type 001 Class) Chinese Aircraft Carrier",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Liaoning_Class_Type_001_Class_Chinese_Aircraft_Carrier",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}