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Jiangnan Shipbuilding Group is a Chinese state-owned naval and commercial ship manufacturer on Changxing Island in Shanghai, operating within the China State Shipbuilding Corporation industrial system. Official company materials trace the enterprise to the Jiangnan Machine Manufacturing Bureau founded in 1865 and describe a modern yard able to build naval ships, liquefied-gas carriers, ultra-large container ships, public-service vessels, research ships, icebreakers, and other specialized vessels.
1 weaponsThe manufacturer occupies an important position in China's shipbuilding base because its Changxing Island facilities combine large commercial output with defense-relevant naval construction. Jiangnan's official company profile says the site covers roughly 5.17 million square meters, has 3,561 meters of shoreline, and is divided into three production areas able to support multiple naval-ship series as well as gas carriers, container ships, public-service ships, scientific research ships, icebreakers, and other special-purpose vessels.
Independent shipyard analysis from CSIS describes Changxing Island as a central node in China's naval modernization and identifies Jiangnan as the yard behind China's third aircraft carrier and much of the Type 055 and Type 052 destroyer fleet. Lloyd's Register lists Jiangnan Shipyard Group at 988 Changxing Jiangnan Avenue and describes two main shipbuilding divisions on Changxing Island, with one focused on naval vessels and another on merchant ships such as gas carriers and high-technology engineering vessels.
Chinese and maritime-industry reporting identify Jiangnan as the builder of this Maritime Safety Administration hydrographic survey and patrol ship.
Sources: Baird Maritime: Haixun 08 vessel review, China Daily: Haixun 08 surveying ship
Xinhua reported Fujian leaving Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard for maiden sea trials, while CSIS ChinaPower places construction at Jiangnan and describes Fujian as China's first CATOBAR carrier.
Sources: Xinhua: Fujian sets out for maiden sea trials, ChinaPower: China's third aircraft carrier
Jiangnan's official product page lists multiple generations of missile destroyers including the 10,000-ton Nanchang and Lhasa ships, and CSIS identifies Jiangnan as a major Type 055 production yard.
Sources: Jiangnan official destroyer product page, CSIS Changxing Island analysisOfficial company materials trace Jiangnan to the Jiangnan Machine Manufacturing Bureau founded in 1865, an institution associated with early Chinese industrial, military, shipbuilding, and translation work.
Sources: Jiangnan official company profile
Jiangnan's official company profile says the enterprise became a company-system entity in 1998 after operating for decades under the Jiangnan Shipyard name.
Sources: Jiangnan official company profile
Official materials state that Jiangnan moved from the Huangpu River site to Changxing Island in June 2008 because of Shanghai Expo planning and the company's own development needs.
Sources: Jiangnan official company profile, CSIS Changxing Island analysis
Jiangnan's company profile says the Jiangnan Research Institute was founded in December 2016 as part of the yard's transition toward higher-quality shipbuilding and research-led manufacturing.
Sources: Jiangnan official company profile
Xinhua reported that the Type 003 Fujian aircraft carrier left Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard for sea trials intended to test propulsion and electrical-system reliability and stability.
Sources: Xinhua: Fujian sets out for maiden sea trials
Public English naming varies between Jiangnan Shipbuilding Group, Jiangnan Shipyard, and Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd.; official Chinese materials identify the company as 江南造船（集团）有限责任公司. Aliases that are already owned by the separate Jiangnan Shipyard manufacturer record are intentionally not repeated here.
Category
Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.