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COSCO Heavy Transport
Guang Hua Kou
The Guang Hua Kou, one of the world's largest heavy lift
semi-submersible ships, was launched in Guangdong on April 28, 2016. At
98,000 tons, it's one of the largest vessels of its size, anywhere in
the world.

COSCO Heavy Transport
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The Guang Hua Kou's massive deck, measuing 211.2 meters by 68
meters, can submerge under and then surface under (or vice versa) over
large nautical cargo, like damaged warships or offshore oil rigs that
can't travel on their own power,, offshore platforms by flooding its ballast tanks to lower its
deck area underwater, humanitarian response, deep
sea drilling and mining, for transport around the world.

COSCO Heavy Transport
Large Ships for Dual Uses
Heavy lift semi-submersible ships like the Guang Hua Kou are an
important part of civilian and military maritime operations; in addition
to transport outsized immobile nautical cargo like this offshore rig
foundation, their large size makes them suitable as sea bases for
staging amphibious military and humanitarian missions.

COSCO Heavy Transport
A Heavy Future
The Guang Hua Kou is likely to be the first in COSCO Heavy
Transport's increasing portfolio of high tech, special purpose large
ships. While under civilian ownership and operated, the Guang Hua Kou is
likely to be chartered in peacetime and war by the PLAN. Popular Science
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