Liao-class aircraft carrier

JIN Yunshang sailing through the Jinchon Sea
Class overview
Name:	Liao class
Operators:	Yuan
Preceded by:	Sukarno
Built:	1995–present
In commission:	25 December 1999–present
Planned:	6
Completed:	4
Active:	4
General characteristics
Type:	Aircraft carrier
Displacement:	43,000 t (42,000 long tons), light 55,000 t (54,000 long tons), standard 58,600 t (57,700 long tons), max
Length:	305 m (1,000 ft 8 in)
Beam:	72 m (236 ft 3 in)
Draught:	11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Propulsion:	Steam turbines 80,000 shp (60,000 kW) 200,000 shp (150,000 kW)
Speed:	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range:	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) 3,800 nmi (7,000 km; 4,400 mi) at 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Complement:	1,500
Armament:	12 anti-ship missiles 192 SAMs 8 CIWS mounts 6 AA guns 1 UDAV-1 ASW rocket launcher
Aircraft carried:	30–50 18–32 × fixed-wing aircraft 18–24 × helicopters
Aviation facilities:	Angled arrested landing flight deck Bow ski-jump

The Liao-class aircraft carrier is a class of aircraft carriers operated by the Yuaneze navy. The Liao-class ships use a ski-jump to launch high-performance conventional aircraft in a STOBAR configuration. The design represented a major advance in Yuaneze fleet aviation over the Sukarno-class carriers, which could only launch VSTOL aircraft. There are four Liao-class ships in the class; Yunshang, Qigang, Luoyang, and Shanyan. The ships each have a complement of 1,500, and can carry upwards of 50 aircraft.