First domestically built icebreaker launched in Shanghai
By WANG YING in Shanghai |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2018-09-10 17:04
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At around 3:30 pm Monday, China's first home-grown icebreaker was launched from a shipyard in Shanghai, a further step toward its first scientific expedition to Antarctica next year.
The vessel – 122.5 meters in length and 22.3 meters in width – was officially named on Monday Xuelong 2, literally translated as Snow Dragon 2.
