Type 072II landing ship

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
BuildersChina Shipbuilding Industry Corporation
Operators People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded byType 072
Succeeded byType 072III
In commission1993
Completed4
Active3
General characteristics
TypeTank landing ship
Displacement3,430 tonnes standard, 4,800 tonnes full load
Length119.5 m (392 ft 1 in)
Beam16.4 m (53 ft 10 in)
Draught2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion2 × 12PA6V-280MPC diesel engines
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 14 kn
Capacity250 troops or 10 tanks or 500 t cargo
Complement104
Armament
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck

Ships of the class

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Number Pennant number Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fleet Status
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Type 072-II (Yuting Class) Large Landing Ship - SinoDefence.com". Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  2. ^ "海军灵岩山舰退役,走完29年军旅生涯". www.guancha.cn. Retrieved 2022-01-29.