Multi-angle drone footage showcases the Sichuan assault ship

China's first Type 076 amphibious #assaultship, People's Liberation Army Navy Ship (PLANS) Sichuan, completed its first navigation test mission and returned to the wharf of Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in east China's Shanghai on Sunday.

The PLANS Sichuan has a full-load displacement of over 40,000 tons and features a dual-island superstructure along with a full-length flight deck, making it easy to identify it.

Being a new-generation amphibious assault ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, the vessel incorporates innovative electromagnetic catapult and arrestor technologies, enabling it to carry fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and amphibious equipment.

The three-day sea trial tested and verified reliability and stability of the ship's power, electrical and other systems, achieving expected results.

The indigenously developed vessel was put into the water in December 2024 at a launch and naming ceremony. It was given the hull number 51.

The sea trial started in Shanghai on Friday. Subsequent tests will be carried out gradually according to the overall equipment construction plan.