Overview
- Photos show a commercial container ship refitted with deck-mounted vertical launch modules, radar arrays, decoy launchers and a close-in weapon system.
- Naval News reports independent satellite confirmation placing the vessel in Shanghai after images circulated online on December 25.
- Analysts estimate roughly 48 to about 60 vertical launch cells based on the container layout visible across the deck.
- Identified equipment includes a Type-1130 CIWS near the bow, multiple decoy launchers, a Type-344 fire-control radar and a separate flat-faced array likely used for air search or guidance.
- Reporters note unresolved questions over what missiles, if any, are embarked and how well the added sensors and weapons are integrated into a functional combat system.