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The Type 072II landing ship (NATO designation Yuting class) are large landing ships built by Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard as a successor to the Type 072 landing ship.[1] A total of four hulls have been delivered to the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) since the early 1990s. The Type 072II is the PLA Navy's first amphibious warfare ship to have a flight deck for helicopter take-off/landing. There are three ships currently in People's Liberation Army service, all of which are deployed in East Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy (PLAN ESF). All active ships are built by China Shipbuilding Shipyard (中华造船厂) in Shanghai.
Class overview | |
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Builders | China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Type 072 |
Succeeded by | Type 072III |
In commission | 1993 |
Completed | 4 |
Active | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Tank landing ship |
Displacement | 3,430 tonnes standard, 4,800 tonnes full load |
Length | 119.5 m (392 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 16.4 m (53 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × 12PA6V-280MPC diesel engines |
Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 14 kn |
Capacity | 250 troops or 10 tanks or 500 t cargo |
Complement | 104 |
Armament |
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Aviation facilities | Flight deck |
Number | Pennant number | Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Status |
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1 | 930 | 灵岩山 / Lingyan Shan | Zhonghua | 26 December 1993 | East Sea Fleet | Retired[2] | |
2 | 931 | 洞庭山 / Dongting Shan | Zhonghua | June 1994 | East Sea Fleet | Active | |
3 | 932 | 贺兰山 / Helan Shan | Zhonghua | 1994 | East Sea Fleet | Active | |
4 | 933 | 六盘山 / Liupan Shan | Zhonghua | 1995 | East Sea Fleet | Active | |