Type 079 landing ship
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The Type 079 landing ship (NATO reporting name: Yulian-class) was a class of landing ship medium (LSM) of the People's Liberation Army Navy. There are two subclasses of this type; 079I and 079II.
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Class overview | |
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Builders | Guangzhou Shipyard |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Type 271 LCU |
Succeeded by | Type 074 (Yuhai-class) |
Subclasses | Type 079II |
In commission | 1976-2000s |
Completed | 31 |
Retired | 31 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Landing Ship Medium |
Displacement | 714t (normal), 730t (standard), 833 tonnes (full) |
Length | 72m |
Beam | 13.8m |
Draft | 2.6m |
Propulsion | two 6300 diesel engine @ 600 hp each |
Speed | 13 knots |
Range | 1000 nmi @ 10 kn |
Endurance | 7 days |
Capacity | 200 tons, or 5 medium tanks or 8 trucks |
Complement | 109 |
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