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The Type 072 (NATO reporting name: Yukan) is a class of tank landing ship in the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Seven were built and began entering service by the early-1980s.[1][2] They replaced American-built LSTs from the Second World War.[2]
Class overview | |
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Operators | ![]() |
Succeeded by | Type 072II landing ship |
Built | c. 1980 - 1995[1][2] |
In service | c. 1980 - ?[1][2] |
Completed | 7[1][2] |
Active | 7[3] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Tank landing ship |
Displacement | 4,237 tonnes (4,170 long tons; 4,670 short tons) (full)[1] |
Length | 120 metres (390 ft)[1] |
Beam | 15.3 metres (50 ft)[1] |
Draught | 2.9 metres (9 ft 6 in)[1] |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[1] |
Range | 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)[1] |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 LCVP[1] |
Troops | |
Crew | 109[1] |
Sensors and processing systems | 2 x Type 753 navigation radar[1] |
Armament |
Production may have occurred at the Wuhan Shipyard, with the first completed in 1980,[1] or at the Zhonghua Shipyard, with ships entering service from 1978 to 1995.[2]
The bow ramp handles a 50 ton load, and the rear ramp a 20 ton load. It carries two American LCVPs.[1][2]
A class of supply or ammunition ship (NATO reporting name: Yantai) was developed from the Type 072. Changes include a shorter forecastle, a blunter bow without a door, and the addition of cranes fore and aft of the superstructure.[4][5]
Three[4][5] were built by Zhonghua and entered PLAN service in 1992.[5]
Name | Hull No. | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Status |
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Type 072 | ||||||
Yuntaishan[3] | 927[3] | East Sea Fleet[1] | Active[3] | |||
Wufengshan[3] | 928[3] | East Sea Fleet[1] | Active[3] | |||
Zijinshan[3] | 929[3] | East Sea Fleet[1] | Active[3] | |||
Lingyanshan[3] | 930[3] | East Sea Fleet[1] | Active[3] | |||
Dongtingshan[3] | 931[3] | East Sea Fleet[1] | Active[3] | |||
Helanshan[3] | 932[3] | East Sea Fleet[1] | Active[3] | |||
Liupanshan[3] | 933[3] | East Sea Fleet[1] | Active[3] | |||
Supply ship variant | ||||||
745[4] | South Sea Fleet[4] | Active[4] | ||||
757[4] | East Sea Fleet[4] | Active[4] | ||||
938[4] | South Sea Fleet[4] | Active[4] |