Now that the 055 drive appears in the Sea of Japan, Alaska is no longer new, after all, domestic ships now have the strength to break through the second island chain, and it is also normal for aircraft carriers to travel to Guam for a few days. However, in the development of the blue-water navy, not only a large number of ocean-going ships are required, but also important hydrological data of waterways in various seas around the world, which is the true meaning and heritage of the century-old navy. And recently domestic ships have appeared in the waters of Gibraltar, surveying hydrology under the noses of the West, which is the real Kou can go to me.
According to social media reports, foreign media said that a Type 636A ocean-going survey ship is slowly sailing at the mouth of the Strait of Gibraltar, according to relevant information, the ship has only sailed 400 kilometers in 7 days, the speed is very slow, foreign media speculated that the ship is carrying out survey operations to obtain important hydrological information.
According to reports, the location of the 636A is also very close to the Rota naval base in the United States and Spain, only about 200 kilometers. If the 636A is really conducting survey and measurement as reported by foreign media, it is a very meaningful thing, because from the perspective of naval development, how much marine hydrographic data and seabed topography can be mastered by a navy is also the standard for determining whether it asks the blue-water navy. Without hydrological data from all regions of the world, it will be very dangerous to enter unfamiliar seas during the ocean process, not knowing hydrological changes, shoals and reefs. If the topography of the seabed in key areas is not clear, then submarines do not dare to act rashly in unfamiliar waters. For example, many submarine accidents in the United States and Russia were caused by problems in the mastery of underground terrain data.
And hydrological data is dynamic, especially the seabed topography, due to volcanic earthquakes and other reasons, resulting in terrain and ocean currents at any time in change, need to continue to regularly repeat surveys, revision, if a region hydrological data for a long time is not revised, then it is very dangerous to enter it to sail. The Strait of Gibraltar, where 636A is located, as one of the world's major shipping lanes, if the submarine wants to secretly travel between different oceans, then it must master the topographic and hydrological data near it, after all, the submarine is not good to call the pilot. From this point of view, the value of the 636A domestic ship is no less than that of a domestic aircraft carrier.
According to the data, 636A is used as a COSCO sea survey ship, there are currently 6 ships of the same class in China, the first 4 named Zhu Kezhen, Qian Sanqiang, Qian Xuesen and Deng Jiaxian, are all famous domestic scientists, is a rare ship named after a person. It is also enough to show that this class of ships is a power that highlights science and technology, which is as important as the vertical naval gun for the blue-water navy.
In recent years, domestic survey ships have run very frequently and far, not only this time in Gibraltar, but also appeared near Australia, the South Pacific, etc., which shows that we have a considerable understanding of the hydrological situation of the sea around the country, which is part of the reason why we broke through the first island chain and entered the vicinity of Guam, and with the expansion of the scope of blue water naval activities, we have also begun to understand the wider waters, as well as the world's major key waterways, after all, these are the key water channels known as the global key.
In general, it was still very difficult to obtain these data domestically, after all, it was not an American survey ship, which could sail unhindered and freely. But after the strength continues to increase, domestic survey ships can also do Coulin can go to me, even in Gibraltar under the nose of the West, and the US base is close at hand, behind this must only rely on the so-called international law, more importantly, the 055 drive and aircraft carrier behind it. In the international situation of the law of the jungle, only with the endorsement of strong naval and air force strength can we obtain the "right" to survey the seas on a par with the West.