Type 074 landing ship
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The Type 074 landing ship (NATO reporting name: Yuhai-class) is a class of landing ship medium (LSM) of the People's Liberation Army Navy. They were built at Wuhu Shipyard of Wuhu, Anhui from 1995 to 2000. Although entering service in the mid-1990s, the origin of Type 074 dates to almost three decades earlier in the mid-1960s, and Type 074 is the result of experience learned from around half a dozen models earlier.
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Type 074-class landing ship (Yuhai class) | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Yuhai-class |
Builders | Wuhu Shipyard Wuhu, Anhui |
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Preceded by | Type 079 (Yuling-class) |
Succeeded by | Type 074A |
In commission | 1995-present |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Landing ship medium |
Displacement | 800 tonnes (full) |
Length | 58.4m |
Beam | 10.4m |
Draft | 2.7m |
Installed power | 4,900hp |
Propulsion | Two diesels |
Speed | 18 knots |
Capacity | 2 tanks |
Troops | 350 |
Complement | 56 |
Sensors and processing systems | 1 x I-band navigational radar |
Armament | 3 x Type 61 25mm AAA guns |
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