Type 072A landing ship

Type 072A landing ship

History
China
Namesake	Mountains of China
Builder	Dalian Shipyard Fujian shipyard [1] Zhonghua Shipyard Wuhan Shipyard
Class overview
Name	Type 072A Landing Ship Tank
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by	Type 072III landing ship
Completed	15 [2]
Active	15 [2]
General characteristics
Type	Landing Ship Tank
Displacement	3,770t (standard), 4,800t (full) [3]
Length	120m [3]
Beam	16.4m [3]
Draft	3.2m [3]
Propulsion	Two diesel engines, twp shafts [3]
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) [3]
Range	3000 nm @ 14 kt [3]
Capacity	10 armoured vehicles [1]
Troops	250 [1]
Complement	120 [3]
Armament	1 xtwin 37 mm guns (Batch 1) 1 x H/PJ-17 30 mm gun (Batch 2)
Aviation facilities	Helipad for two medium helicopters [3]

The Type 072A landing ship (NATO/OSD Yuting II-class landing ship tank ) is a class of amphibious warfare ship in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. ^[4]

The Type 072A is a development of the Type 072II or Type 072III landing ships. A tunnel through the superstructure connects the forward and rear decks. ^[3] The vehicle deck runs the full length of the ship with bow doors and stern ramp. ^[1]

The first nine ships entered service from 2003 to 2005. They were completed with a twin 37mm turret. ^[1]

A second batch - reportedly of four ships from Wuchang shipyard and two from Fujian shipyard - began entering service in 2015. The 37mm guns were replaced by a H/PJ-17 30 mm gun on the second batch. ^{[1] [5]}

Ships of the class

Pennant number	Name	Namesake	Batch	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Fleet	Status
911 [2]	天柱山 / Tianzhu Shan [2]	Mount Tianzhu	Batch 1 [5]	Dalian [3]	1 July 2003 [3]	2004 [3]	North Sea Fleet [3]	Active [2]
912 [2]	大青山 / Daqing Shan [2]	Mount Daqing  [ zh ]		Dalian [3]	September 2003 [3]	2004 [3]	North Sea Fleet [3]	Active [2]
913 [2]	八仙山 / Baxian Shan [2]	Eight Immortals Mountain		Zhonghua [3]	23 April 2003 [3]	October 2003 [3]	East Sea Fleet [3]	Active [2]
914 [2]	武夷山 / Wuyi Shan [6] [7] [8] [9] [5]	Wuyi Mountains	Batch 2 [6] [1]	Fujian [5]	6 February 2015 [5]	7 March 2016 [7]	East Sea Fleet [7] [8]	Active [2]
915 [2]	徂徕山 / Culai Shan [6] [7] [9] [5]	Mount Culai		Fujian [5]	June 2015 [5]	7 March 2016 [6] [7]	East Sea Fleet [7]	Active [2]
916 [2]	天目山 / Tianmu Shan [2] [5] [10]	Tianmu Mountain		Wuhan [5]	28 July 2015 [5]	2016 [6]		Active [2]
917 [2]	五台山 / Wutai Shan [6] [7] [9] [5] [10]	Mount Wutai		Fujian [5]		7 March 2016 [6] [7]	East Sea Fleet [7]	Active [2]
981 [1]	大别山 / Dabie Shan [1] [5]	Dabie Mountains		Wuhan [5]	29 September 2014 [5]	23 May 2015 [1]		Active [1]
982 [1]	太行山 / Taihang Shan [1] [5] [10]	Taihang Mountains		Wuhan [5]	28 December 2014 [5]	21 October 2015 [5]		Active [1]
992 [2]	华顶山 / Huading Shan [2]	Huading Mountain	Batch 1 [5]	Wuhan [3]	June 2003 [3]	2004 [3]	South Sea Fleet [3]	Active [2]
993 [2]	罗霄山 / Luoxiao Shan [2]	Luoxiao Mountains		Zhonghua [3]	18 July 2003 [3]	2004 [3]	South Sea Fleet [3]	Active [2]
994 [2]	戴云山 / Daiyun Shan [2]	Daiyun Mountains  [ zh ]		Wuhan [3]	16 December 2003 [3]	2004 [3]	South Sea Fleet [3]	Active [2]
995 [2]	万羊山 / Wanyang Shan [2] [11]	Mount Wanyang		Zhonghua [3]	26 November 2003 [3]	2004 [3]	South Sea Fleet [3]	Active [2]
996 [2]	老铁山 / Laotie Shan [2]	Mount Laotie		Dalian [3]	1 January 2004 [3]	2004 [3]	South Sea Fleet [3]	Active [2]
997 [2]	云雾山 / Yunwu Shan [2] [11]	Yunwu Mountain		Wuhan [3]	2004 [3]	2005 [3]		Active [2]

See also

• Type 072III
• Type 072II

References

1. Tate, Andrew (26 October 2015). "China commissions Type 072A LST". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
2. United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence (19 February 2020). PLA Navy Identification Guide (Report). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
3. Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009–2010 (112 ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: Jane's Information Group Inc. p. 153. ISBN   978-0-7106-2888-6.
4. United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence (February 2015). China Equipment (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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7. "中国海军三艘同型号新型坦克登陆舰同时加入战斗序列-新华网" [3 Chinese Navy LST's of the same type are commissioned]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-02-18.
8. "东部战区海军武夷山舰编队开展登陆全过程演练" [Landing ship Wuyi Shan of the East Sea Fleet conducts landing exercise]. m.voc.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-02-18.
9. "海军三艘新型两栖坦克登陆舰同时入列". www.guancha.cn. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
10. "看这些舰徽有多"靓"！ ---安徽全民国防教育网". gfjy.ahnews.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
11. "獨家／解放軍對台發動戰爭邊緣測試 2艘072A坦克登陸艦首度在花東外海巡航". 《菱傳媒》RWNews (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-02-18.