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The Continued Adventures of the Varyag

May 2, 2005: The mystery of the 67,000 ton Russian aircraft carrier Varyag, now owned by China, continues. Last month, the Varyag was towed away from the pier, in the Chinese naval base of Dalian, where it had been tied up for the last three years. While there, it could be seen that work was being done on the ship. Most notable was rebuilding of the carriers island, and the installation of some electronics. The Vartag was only 80 percent complete when the Chinese purchased it, and had no engines or rudder. It’s uncertain what work was done internally. Dalian is a closely guarded base, with no reporters allowed.

China spent over $50 million to buy the unfinished 67,000 ton Varyag, and tow it to the Chinese naval base at Dalian. Originally, the Varyag was bought, for three times its scrap value, by a Chinese front company (that turned out to be owned by the Chinese navy). Their stated intention was to convert the ship into a floating casino in Macao (near Hong Kong). This turned out to be a cover story, to get Turkey to allow the Varyag to be towed out of the Black Sea. There’s an international treaty that allows Turkey to control what warships pass through the Turkish controlled entrance to the Black Sea, so the Chinese had to make it look like the Varyag was no longer going to be used as a warship. The Chinese then spent $30 million, and 627 days, to tow the engineless Varyag to a Chinese naval base. The Varyag was originally designed to operate the Su-27 fighter (which the Chinese have).

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The Varyag Mystery

May 5, 2005: Reports that the Chinese were working on the ex-Russian aircraft carrier Varyag elicited some interest in the Pentagon. The people responsible for keeping an eye on such things, ONI (Office of Naval Intelligence) reacted with a big yawn. ONI is not terribly concerned with the Varyag, and believe that recent photos show nothing going on. ONI also likes to point out that Varyag is tied up at a disused container loading pier at Dalian, which ONI does not consider a naval base. Going back to our Chinese sources, we were informed that the Varyag is under military guard at that pier, and that the guards will only say the ship "is under conversion for a military purpose." It’s not known if ONI sent anyone to have a chat with the guards. Those observers also noted that the pier Varyag was tied up at did not contain any heavy construction equipment (cranes). But there was activity on the Varyag itself, which even ONI noted. Trucks were taking stuff in, and out. Much of the ship shows signs of deterioration, but other parts have a fresh coat of paint. And people have seen electronic gear being taken aboard. Something’s going on with the Varyag. Maybe there’s using it to make a movie? Or doing mockups of new layouts for Chinese carrier designs? The Chinese may simply be carefully examining how the Varyag was put together. The Russians put a lot of time and effort into the design of that class of ships, wisdom the Chinese could use in building their own carrier. Or maybe the ship is being fitted out as some kind of troop/equipment transport. Whatever is going on, it’s not being scrapped.

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CHINA’S AIRCRAFT CARRIER AMBITIONS
Seeking Truth from Rumors

Ian Storey and You Ji
© 2004 by Ian Storey and You Ji

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