China's home-made expedition mothership 'Zhang Qian' to be launched in March

Updated: 2016-03-04 10:51

(People's Daily online)

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China's home-made expedition mothership 'Zhang Qian' to be launched in March

The ship is 97 meters long and 17.8 meters wide, with designed displacement of about 4,800 tons and designed draft of 5.65 meters. It's cruising speed reaches 12 knots with an endurance of 15,000 nautical miles. It can accommodate 60 people, with the self-sustaining capacity of 60 days.[Photo/Xinhua]

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