There was confusion and disagreement over this boat sinking and they closed the thread citing fake news, but now its not just 1 report, there are several reports, and far more details have come out, to where I don't think its just a rumor, but there is something to this report, and it should be open for discussion.
A strange incident caught in satellite imagery was indeed a major mishap involving a Chinese submarine, according to a new report. The mysterious incident in China’s Wuchang Shipyard in the spring of this year led to the sinking of the new Zhou class SSN.
www.twz.com
Loss of state-of-the-art vessel in May or June is setback to Chinese push for naval parity with US
www.theguardian.com
A senior U.S. defense official says satellite imagery shows that China's newest nuclear submarine sank while under construction.
apnews.com
China sought to cover up the sinking of its newest nuclear-powered submarine, a senior US defense official said on Thursday.
www.barrons.com
The U.S. official said it was "not surprising" that China's navy would conceal it. The submarine's current status is unknown.
www.cbsnews.com
Naval experts and US officials say vessel appears to have sunk in port, and may have been carrying nuclear fuel at the time
www.independent.co.uk
www.ft.com
The Zhou-class attack submarine is China's newest nuclear submarine. Satellite images indicate that it sank between May and June, according to US defense officials.
www.dw.com
https://www.foxnews.com/world/chine...-countrys-newest-nuclear-power-submarine-pier
We Initially thought it was a Type 93B or a Type 95 and the chinese users pointed out that its being build in China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation Bohai Shipyard, Huludao
But this boat was reported sunk
Wuchang Shipyard, located near Wuhan in Hubei Province, China.
So people assumed it was fake b/c they assumed that if it was a 093 or 095 it would have been built in Huludao.
But this seems to be the Type 041 Nuclear Submarine.
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army Navy of China, the latest news circulating on the internet suggests that a new type of nuclear-powered submarine, equipped with a domestically produced mini nuclear reactor, has been launched by a certain...
www.china-arms.com
It was also posted about in this thread.
Rumors emerge about China's development of a new Type 041 submarine.
13 May, 2024 - 13:50
Naval News Navy 2024
According to information published by Du Wenlong on May 8, 2024, recent online discussions have been rife with speculation about China's development of a new mini nuclear submarine, dubbed the "Type 041."
Artist rendering of a Chinese submarine. (Picture source: Generated by AI)
Traditionally, nuclear submarines have been...