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Jiangnan Shipyard

Jiangnan Shipyard is a state-owned Chinese shipyard on Changxing Island, Shanghai, and a major naval and commercial shipbuilding subsidiary within China State Shipbuilding Corporation. Its lineage runs to the Jiangnan Machine Manufacturing Bureau founded in 1865, and its modern yard combines warship construction with liquefied-gas carriers, container ships, research vessels, public-service ships, icebreakers, and other specialized vessels.

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Jiangnan is one of the central yards behind China's recent high-end naval construction. Official company materials describe a 5.17-square-kilometer shipbuilding complex with three production areas, long waterfront access, and capacity for multiple series of naval vessels as well as liquefied-gas carriers, ultra-large container ships, research vessels, icebreakers, and other specialized ships.

The yard's history gives it unusual continuity inside China's shipbuilding sector. Its predecessor was established in 1865 as the Jiangnan Machine Manufacturing Bureau, shipbuilding was separated into Jiangnan Shipyard in 1905, and the company moved from the Huangpu River area to Changxing Island in 2008 as part of Shanghai Expo redevelopment and its own capacity expansion. Current third-party shipyard listings and naval analysis identify the Changxing Island yard as a CSSC facility tied to both merchant-ship output and advanced PLAN surface-combatant and carrier programs.

Naval shipbuildingGuided-missile destroyersAircraft carriersLiquefied-gas carriersContainer shipsResearch, public-service, and special-purpose vessels

Notable Systems

Type 003 Fujian aircraft carrier, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy CATOBAR aircraft carrier with electromagnetic catapults, Naval Systems

Type 003 Fujian aircraft carrier

Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy CATOBAR aircraft carrier with electromagnetic catapults

CSIS analysis places Fujian's construction at Shanghai's Jiangnan Shipyard and notes its 17 June 2022 launch; the carrier is one of the yard's most visible current naval programs.

Sources: CSIS ChinaPower Fujian aircraft carrier analysis, CSIS ChinaPower Changxing Island analysis
Type 055 / Renhai-class destroyer, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer or cruiser class, Naval Systems

Type 055 / Renhai-class destroyer

Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer or cruiser class

Official Jiangnan product pages list first and second 10,000-ton-class new destroyers, while CSIS and Naval Technology reporting connect Jiangnan to Type 055 construction at Changxing Island.

Sources: Jiangnan official missile destroyer product page, CSIS ChinaPower Changxing Island analysis, Naval Technology Type 055 destroyer profile
Type 052D / Luyang III-class destroyer, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer class, Naval Systems

Type 052D / Luyang III-class destroyer

Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer class

CSIS describes Jiangnan as having built much of China's Type 052 destroyer fleet and identifies Type 052D destroyers fitting out at the yard in satellite imagery.

Sources: CSIS ChinaPower Changxing Island analysis

Manufacturer History

  1. Jiangnan industrial predecessor founded

    Jiangnan traces its origin to the Jiangnan Machine Manufacturing Bureau, established in Shanghai in 1865 during the late Qing period to manufacture ships, guns, ammunition, and machinery.

    Sources: Jiangnan official company overview

  2. Shipbuilding separated into Jiangnan Shipyard

    Official history says shipbuilding was separated from the Jiangnan Machine Manufacturing Bureau in March 1905, creating the Jiangnan shipbuilding organization as a dedicated yard.

    Sources: Jiangnan official company overview

  3. Move to Changxing Island

    Jiangnan states that it moved from the Huangpu River area to Changxing Island in June 2008 because of Shanghai Expo redevelopment and its own expansion needs.

    Sources: Jiangnan official company overview, CSIS ChinaPower Changxing Island analysis

  4. Fujian aircraft carrier launched

    CSIS records the launch of China's third aircraft carrier, Fujian, at Jiangnan Shipyard on 17 June 2022, making the yard central to China's newest carrier-construction milestone.

    Sources: CSIS ChinaPower Fujian aircraft carrier analysis

Predecessors
Jiangnan Machine Manufacturing BureauJiangnan Shipbuilding Factory
Subsidiaries
Jiangnan Pipe IndustryJiangnan Real EstateJiangnan Technical SchoolJiangnan HospitalJiangnan Media
Website links
Official websiteOfficial company overviewOfficial contact pageLloyd's Register shipyard profile

Official company materials describe broad naval-vessel capacity and product categories but do not list every naval class by export-style model name; system notes therefore combine official product pages with third-party shipyard and naval analysis.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Jiangnan official company overviewPublisher: Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd. | Note: Official company history, CSSC affiliation, 1865 origin, 2008 Changxing Island relocation, production areas, naval-vessel capacity, and commercial-vessel focus. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Jiangnan official contact pagePublisher: Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd. | Note: Official headquarters address and contact information for Jiangnan Shipyard on Changxing Jiangnan Avenue, Shanghai. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Jiangnan official missile destroyer product pagePublisher: Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd. | Note: Official product page listing Jiangnan missile-destroyer categories, including first through fourth generation missile destroyers and 10,000-ton-class new destroyer examples. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Lloyd's Register Jiangnan Shipyard profilePublisher: Lloyd's Register | Note: Independent shipyard listing covering establishment date, CSSC parentage, Changxing Island location, vessel types, workforce, and current commercial and naval production organization. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • CSIS ChinaPower Changxing Island analysisPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Satellite-imagery analysis of Changxing Island shipbuilding, Jiangnan's relocation, facility expansion, Fujian outfitting, and Type 055 and Type 052 destroyer activity. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • CSIS ChinaPower Fujian aircraft carrier analysisPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Analysis of the Type 003 Fujian aircraft carrier that places construction at Jiangnan Shipyard and records the 17 June 2022 launch. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Naval Technology Type 055 destroyer profilePublisher: Naval Technology | Note: Defense reference profile identifying Jiangnan Shipyard as a Type 055 class construction yard and describing the destroyer class's general program context. | Accessed: 2026-07-04

Produced weapons

Category

Naval Systems

Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.

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Type 052C / Luyang II-class destroyer, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy air-defense destroyer class, Naval Systems2008 Somali Piracy / Operation Atalanta, South China Sea Disputes +1 moreType 052C / Luyang II-class destroyerChinese People's Liberation Army Navy air-defense destroyer classBuilt in: ChinaThe Type 052C, also known as the Luyang II-class destroyer, is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer class built around area air defense and long-range maritime presence. Public sources describe it as the PLAN's first class to combine a fixed AESA radar, vertically launched HHQ-9 missiles, YJ-62 anti-ship missiles, and a helicopter facility; direct conflict coverage now includes Gulf of Aden escort deployments, a 2018 South China Sea FONOP encounter, and August 2022 Taiwan Strait crisis exercises.
Type 003 Fujian aircraft carrier, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy CATOBAR aircraft carrier with electromagnetic catapults, Naval SystemsType 003 Fujian aircraft carrierChinese People's Liberation Army Navy CATOBAR aircraft carrier with electromagnetic catapultsBuilt in: ChinaType 003 Fujian is the People's Liberation Army Navy's first fully domestically designed catapult aircraft carrier and China's first carrier with electromagnetic catapults. Built at Jiangnan Shipyard and commissioned on 5 November 2025, it moves Chinese carrier aviation from ski-jump STOBAR operations toward CATOBAR launch and recovery with heavier fixed-wing aircraft.
Type 052B / Luyang I-class destroyer, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer class, Naval Systems2008 Somali Piracy / Operation AtalantaType 052B / Luyang I-class destroyerChinese People's Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer classBuilt in: ChinaThe Type 052B, also called the Luyang I-class or Guangzhou-class destroyer, is a two-ship People's Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer class built by Jiangnan Shipyard. Its combat system pairs Russian Shtil-1/SA-N-12 area air-defense launchers with YJ-83 anti-ship missiles, Type 730 close-in guns, torpedo tubes, and a helicopter hangar, and both ships later appeared in Chinese Gulf of Aden counter-piracy escort deployments.
Type 052D / Luyang III-class destroyer, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer class, Naval Systems2022 Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis, South China Sea DisputesType 052D / Luyang III-class destroyerChinese People's Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer classBuilt in: ChinaThe Type 052D, also called the Luyang III or Kunming class, is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer family built for area air defense, anti-ship, anti-submarine, and strike missions. The class pairs Type 346-series phased-array radar with a 64-cell vertical launch system, and later Type 052DL ships stretch the stern aviation area for a larger helicopter while production continues from Jiangnan and Dalian yards.
Type 055 / Renhai-class destroyer, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer or cruiser class, Naval Systems2022 Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis, South China Sea DisputesType 055 / Renhai-class destroyerChinese People's Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer or cruiser classBuilt in: ChinaThe Type 055, also called the Renhai class, is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer class built as a large multirole surface combatant for carrier escort, surface-action-group command, air defense, and missile strike missions. Public evidence ties the class to the 2022 Taiwan Strait crisis exercises and South China Sea disputed-feature patrols, while open naval references emphasize its 180-meter hull, 112-cell universal vertical launch system, Type 346B sensor fit, and cruiser-like magazine and command capacity.
Type 039B Yuan-class submarine, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Yuan-family diesel-electric AIP attack submarine variant, Naval SystemsType 039B Yuan-class submarineChinese People's Liberation Army Navy Yuan-family diesel-electric AIP attack submarine variantBuilt in: ChinaThe Type 039B is an improved Yuan-family diesel-electric attack submarine variant associated with the People's Liberation Army Navy's Type 039A/B AIP line. Open sources describe the 039B as a revised Yuan boat with sail, hull, flank-sonar, and acoustic refinements, while U.S. defense reporting groups delivered Yuan-class AIP attack submarines under the broader Type 039A/B designation.
Type 081 / 081A Wochi-class mine countermeasure vessel, PLAN mine countermeasure vessel family, Naval SystemsType 081 / 081A Wochi-class mine countermeasure vesselPLAN mine countermeasure vessel familyBuilt in: ChinaThe Type 081 / 081A Wochi class is a People's Liberation Army Navy mine-countermeasures vessel family built around coastal minesweeping, patrol, escort, and mine-clearance work. The family covers the original Type 081 batch, commissioned from 2007 with a twin 37 mm gun, and the enlarged Type 081A / Wochi II follow-on ships, which use a 30 mm forward gun and carry acoustic sweeping equipment for bottom-mine clearance.