Type 067 landing craft

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Class overview
NameType 067
BuildersHuangzhou Shipyard [1]
Operators
Built1968 [2] - 1992 [1]
In commissionc. 1970 - present
Completed280 [1]
General characteristics
Type Utility landing craft
Displacement137 tonnes (full load) [2]
Length28.6 metres (94 ft) [2]
Beam5.4 metres (18 ft) [2]
Draught1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) [2]
Propulsion
  • 2 x Type 12V150 diesel engines; [2]
  • 2 shafts [2]
  • Total output: 600 hp (450 kW) [2]
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) [2]
Range500 nautical miles (930 km; 580 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) [2]
Capacity46 tonnes [2]
Complement12 [2]
Sensors and
processing systems
Fuji navigation radar [2]
Armament2 x twin 14.5 mm machine guns [2]

The Type 067 (NATO reporting name: Yunnan) is a class of utility landing craft (LCU) of the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Production ran from 1968 to 1972, possibly restarting by 1982, [2] and ending in 1992. [1]

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Operators

Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon

Cameroon received two from China in 2002. [3]

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

By 2015 most were in reserve or in non-naval service. [2]

Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka received one from China in 1991 and another in 1995. [2]

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