Type 072 landing ship

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Class overview
OperatorsNaval ensign of China.svg  People's Liberation Army Navy
Succeeded by Type 072II landing ship
Builtc. 1980 - 1995 [1] [2]
In service1979- ?
Completed7 [1] [2]
Retired3
General characteristics
Type Tank landing ship
Displacement4,237 tonnes (4,170 long tons; 4,670 short tons) (full) [1]
Length120 metres (390 ft) [1]
Beam15.3 metres (50 ft) [1]
Draught2.9 metres (9 ft 6 in) [1]
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) [1]
Range3,000 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
Crew109 [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]

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]

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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

NameNamesakeHull No.BuilderLaunchedCommissionedDecommisionedFleetStatus
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 Mountain931 [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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Saunders 2015, p. 155.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wertheim 2013, p. 129.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Saunders 2015, p. 162.
  4. 1 2 3 Wertheim 2013, p. 131.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence (19 February 2020). PLA Navy Identification Guide (Report). Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  6. 1 2 Gao, Mengyang (30 August 2020). "海上"老战友"解甲归田-它们曾守卫这片深蓝几十年……" [Naval "Old Comrades" retired - They had served maritime territories for decades]. m.news.cctv.com. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  7. 1 2 3 4 两艘第一代国产登陆舰退役，云台山舰已服役41年 [Two of China's first generation landing ships are retired], retrieved 28 February 2025
  8. 1 2 3 4 "中國海軍鄱陽湖艦、雲台山艦、紫金山艦退役" [Chinese navy ships Poyanghu, Yuntaishan and Zijinshan are decommisioned]. hk.crnntt.com. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 "再见，五峰山舰！我们将永远铭记你的光辉历程" [Goodbye, Wufengshan! We will always remember your service]. news.qq.com (in Chinese (China)). People's Liberation Army Navy. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2025-02-28.

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