The Liaoning: China's First Aircraft Carrier
- Soviet-made Varyag model built in the 1980s
- Purchased from Ukraine, without engine, electronics or propeller in 1998
- China originally said it would be turned into a floating casino
- Length: 300 meters
- Speed: About 30 knots, or 56 kilometers per hour
- Size: Capable of holding 50 aircraft
- Could be years before it is able to handle aircraft, analysts say
- Named after China's northeast Liaoning Province, where ship was refitted