Founded in 1865 and one of the top 10 shipbuilding enterprises, it is known as "China's No. 1 Factory", the epitome of China's national industry, and the oldest military shipbuilding enterprise in China
Jiangnan Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. is a military shipbuilding enterprise with the longest history in China under China State Shipbuilding Industry Corporation. It was founded in 1865 (the fourth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty), and went through the Jiangnan Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, Jiangnan Shipyard, Jiangnan Shipyard of the Navy, and Jiangnan Shipyard. In 1996, it was restructured into "Jiangnan Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd."
For more than 140 years, Jiangnan Shipbuilding has experienced the vicissitudes of history, endured for a long time, and created countless firsts, not only China's first furnace steel, the first steel cannon, the first ironclad warship, the first 10,000-ton hydraulic press, but also the first submarine, the first frigate, as well as China's most modern missile destroyer and the "Yuanwang" series of aerospace tracking and control ships that have made outstanding contributions to China's aerospace industry, and have made great contributions to the development of China's national industry. Especially in the past 30 years of reform and opening up, it has radiated new vitality and vitality, taken the lead in stepping out of the country to connect with the world, became a pioneer in opening up the country and opening up to the outside world, and has always played a major role in China's ship exports. The "Jiangnan Panama" bulk carrier is the first international famous brand listed on the international ship trading market in China. The development history of Jiangnan for more than 140 years is the epitome of the continuous development and growth of China's national industry.
On June 3, 2008, on the occasion of the 143rd anniversary of the construction of Jiangnan Shipyard, it was officially announced that Jiangnan Shipbuilding had successfully completed the relocation task and officially settled in CSSC Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding Base. CSSC Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding Base is located in Changxing Island, at the mouth of the Yangtze River, covering an area of about 5.8 million square meters, with a shoreline length of about 3,800 meters, the main construction content includes four large docks, 17 outfitting docks, and the planning program is an annual shipbuilding capacity of 4.5 million tons for civil ships, which is currently the largest modern shipbuilding base in China, with the most advanced facilities and the most extensive production varieties.
In the new century, Jiangnan Shipbuilding will continue to carry forward the Jiangnan spirit of "patriotic dedication, truth-seeking and innovation, self-improvement, and building first-class" with a new attitude, adhering to the century-old historical accumulation, and determined to achieve the grand goal of "China's first military shipbuilding enterprise in 2015".
