莫小亮 钱晓虎
By Mo Xiaoliang and Qian Xiaohu
6月20日电 -- 6月17日上午，我国第三艘航空母舰下水命名仪式在中国船舶集团有限公司江南造船厂举行。17日晚上，海军新闻发言人刘文胜就福建舰命名、部署地、性能特点及试验安排等问题发布了相关信息。
BEIJING, June 20 -- The launching ceremony of China's 3rd aircraft carrier was held at the Jiangnan Shipyard of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation on the morning of June 17. Later, Senior Captain Liu Wensheng, spokesperson for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), released a statement regarding the carrier's naming, deployment, performance, characteristics and test arrangements.
谈到第三艘航空母舰为何命名为福建舰时，刘文胜表示，根据中国人民解放军海军舰艇命名规则，航空母舰一般以省级行政区划命名。经中央军委批准，第三艘航空母舰命名为“中国人民解放军海军福建舰”，舷号为“18”。
According to Liu, basing the naming rules of the PLA Naval ships (aircraft carrier shall be named after a provincial-level administrative region), China's third aircraft carrier has been given the name of Fujian and the hull number 18 with the approval of China's Central Military Commission (CMC).
关于福建舰将来会部署在哪里，刘文胜介绍说，我们将统筹考虑维护国家主权、安全、发展利益需要，以及航空母舰运用特点、港口保障条件，科学选择福建舰部署地点。
As for the new carrier's deployment in the future, the spokesperson said that, "China will select the home port for aircraft carrier Fujian based on comprehensive consideration of the needs of protecting China's sovereignty, security and development interests, as well as the demands of the carrier's operation and the support capacity of the port."
刘文胜说，福建舰是我国完全自主设计建造的首艘弹射型航空母舰，采用平直通长飞行甲板，配置电磁弹射和阻拦装置，满载排水量8万余吨。
The spokesperson also introduced the basic features of aircraft carrier Fujian. "Featuring flat, straight flight deck, aircraft carrier Fujian is China's first domestically designed and manufactured carrier, which is equipped with electromagnetic catapults and arresting devices uses catapults and has a full-load displacement of more than 80,000 tonnes."
福建舰下水后，将展开系泊试验和航行试验，下一步将根据各项工作进展情况统筹安排交接入列工作。
After being launched, the new carrier will conduct mooring tests and sea trials as scheduled, said the spokesperson. He also released that the commissioning of the aircraft carrier Fujian will be scheduled according to the progressing of all relevant work.
