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 servicec. 1980 - ? [1] [2]
Completed7 [1] [2]
Active7 [3]
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. [4] [5]

Three [4] [5] were built by Zhonghua and entered PLAN service in 1992. [5]

Ships of the class

NameHull No.BuilderLaunchedCommissionedFleetStatus
Type 072
Yuntaishan [3] 927 [3] East Sea Fleet [1] Active [3]
Wufengshan [3] 928 [3] East Sea Fleet [1] Active [3]
Zijinshan [3] 929 [3] East Sea Fleet [1] Active [3]
Lingyanshan [3] 930 [3] East Sea Fleet [1] Active [3]
Dongtingshan [3] 931 [3] East Sea Fleet [1] Active [3]
Helanshan [3] 932 [3] East Sea Fleet [1] Active [3]
Liupanshan [3] 933 [3] East Sea Fleet [1] Active [3]
Supply ship variant
745 [4] South Sea Fleet [4] Active [4]
757 [4] East Sea Fleet [4] Active [4]
938 [4] South Sea Fleet [4] Active [4]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Wertheim 2013, p. 129.
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  5. 1 2 3 Wertheim 2013, p. 131.

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