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Zhuhai Cloud (Chinese: 朱海云; pinyin: Zhu Hai Yun) is a oceanography research vessel designed for uncrewed operations in open waters[2] and as a mother ship for uncrewed vehicles.[1] She has been called the first "drone mothership"[2] and the first "unmanned vehicle carrier".[1]
History | |
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Name | Zhuhai Cloud |
Owner | Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Sun Yat-sen University |
Builder | China State Shipbuilding Corporation Huangpu Wenchong |
Laid down | July 2021[1] |
Launched | May 2022[1] |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 2,000 tonnes[2] |
Length | 88.5 metres (290 ft)[2] |
Beam | 14 metres (46 ft)[2] |
Speed |
The ship was built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation's Huangpu Wenchong for Sun Yat-sen University's Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory.[1] The laboratory's goal is to surveil an underwater and above water area 50 nautical miles in diameter using a network of unmanned devices.[1]
Zhuhai Cloud may have military applications. Timothy Heath, a RAND Corporation analyst, believes these include accurately mapping depths for submarines, and deploying smart mines.[2]
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