Type 072 landing ship

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
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy
Succeeded by	Type 072II landing ship
Built	c. 1980 - 1995[1][2]
In service	1979- ?
Completed	7[1][2]
Retired	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	200 troops[1] 10 tanks[1]
Crew	109[1]
Sensors and processing systems	2 x Type 753 navigation radar[1]
Armament	1 x twin 57 mm gun[1] 2, 3, or 4 x twin 23 mm guns[1] 2 or 4 x twin 25 mm guns[1]

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]

Supply ship

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.^[3][4]

Three^[3][4] were built by Zhonghua and entered PLAN service in 1992.^[4]

Ships of the class

Name	Namesake	Hull No.	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fleet	Status
Type 072
Yuntaishan (云台山)[5]	Yuntai Mountain	927[5]			1979[6]	July 7, 2020[7][8]	East Sea Fleet[1]	Retired[7][8]
Wufengshan (五峰山)[5]	Mount Wufeng	928[5]				July 30, 2020[9]	East Sea Fleet (prior to 2013) South Sea Fleet (post 2013)[9]	Retired[9]
Zijinshan (紫金山)[5]	Purple Mountain	929[5]			1982[6]	July 7, 2020[7][8]	East Sea Fleet[1]	Retired[7][8]
Lingyanshan (灵岩山)[5]	Lingyan Mountain	930[5]					East Sea Fleet[1]	Active[5]
Dongtingshan (洞庭山)[5]	Xiang Mountain [zh], formerly known as Dongting Mountain	931[5]					East Sea Fleet[1]	Active[5]
Helanshan (贺兰山)[5]	Helan Mountains	932[5]					East Sea Fleet[1]	Active[5]
Liupanshan (六盘山)[5]	Mount Liupan	933[5]					East Sea Fleet[1]	Active[5]
Supply ship variant
		745[3]					South Sea Fleet[3]	Active[3]
		757[3]					East Sea Fleet[3]	Active[3]
		938[3]					South Sea Fleet[3]	Active[3]