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China’s largest comprehensive scientific research training vessel to make maiden voyage to South China Sea
Zhongshan, China’s comprehensive scientific research training vessel with the largest displacement and the most advanced technological equipment, will make its maiden voyage to South China Sea on Sunday.
The training ship will conduct scientific experiments on the atmosphere, ocean, and biology to provide scientific and technological support for further understanding, protection and exploitation of the South China Sea.
According to Southcn.com, Zhongshan is 114.3 meters long and 19.4 meters wide with a displacement of 6,880 tons. It has a 720-square-meter indoor laboratory and a 610-square-meter deck working area.
Possessing the strongest comprehensive scientific research capacity and the most innovative designs, Zhongshan is the first to carry a special thruster with safe and flexible ship maneuverability.
Other special equipment on it can reduce the effect of air bubbles on underwater measurement, guarantee ultra-silent scientific research operations and ensure the ship’s adaptability to various sea conditions from zero speed to motor speed, Southcn.com reported.
Zhongshan was berthed last Sunday at Gaolan port in Zhuhai, a city in South China’s Guandong Province. It took the training vessel 65 months since China’s Ministry of Education approved the project in November 2016.
Zhongshan is not only a mobile marine scientific research platform but also a base for training interdisciplinary talents and promoting international marine scientific cooperation, said Gao Song, headmaster of Sun Yat-Sen University.
“The training vessel Zhongshan realized the dream of students and teachers of Sun Yat-Sen University of having a ship of their own,” said Gao.
In 1928, a research team of Sun Yat-Sen University took a warship to the Xisha Islands of the South China Sea. They drafted around and conducted researches on a sampan, which marks the first batch of scientists conducting scientific research on the Xisha Islands in China’ history.
China’s largest comprehensive scientific research training vessel Zhongshan berthed at Zhuhai home port. Photo: Southcn.com
The training ship will conduct scientific experiments on the atmosphere, ocean, and biology to provide scientific and technological support for further understanding, protection and exploitation of the South China Sea.
According to Southcn.com, Zhongshan is 114.3 meters long and 19.4 meters wide with a displacement of 6,880 tons. It has a 720-square-meter indoor laboratory and a 610-square-meter deck working area.
Possessing the strongest comprehensive scientific research capacity and the most innovative designs, Zhongshan is the first to carry a special thruster with safe and flexible ship maneuverability.
Other special equipment on it can reduce the effect of air bubbles on underwater measurement, guarantee ultra-silent scientific research operations and ensure the ship’s adaptability to various sea conditions from zero speed to motor speed, Southcn.com reported.
Zhongshan was berthed last Sunday at Gaolan port in Zhuhai, a city in South China’s Guandong Province. It took the training vessel 65 months since China’s Ministry of Education approved the project in November 2016.
Zhongshan is not only a mobile marine scientific research platform but also a base for training interdisciplinary talents and promoting international marine scientific cooperation, said Gao Song, headmaster of Sun Yat-Sen University.
“The training vessel Zhongshan realized the dream of students and teachers of Sun Yat-Sen University of having a ship of their own,” said Gao.
Group photo of Sun Yat-Sen University’s scientific expedition team in 1928. Photo: Sun Yat-Sen University
In 1928, a research team of Sun Yat-Sen University took a warship to the Xisha Islands of the South China Sea. They drafted around and conducted researches on a sampan, which marks the first batch of scientists conducting scientific research on the Xisha Islands in China’ history.
