Type 071 amphibious transport dock
_20150130(2).jpg) Type 071 amphibious transport dock ship Changbai Shan (989) | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding |
| Operators: |
 People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force |
| In service: | 2007 |
| Building: | 2 |
| Planned: | 6 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Active: | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Amphibious transport dock |
| Displacement: | 25,000 tons full load.[1] |
| Length: | 210 m (689 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 28 m (91 ft 10 in) |
| Draft: | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[2] |
| Range: | 10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[3] |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
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| Capacity: | 15-20 armoured vehicles |
| Troops: | 500-800 troops |
| Complement: | 120 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 4 Z-8 Super Frelon |
The Type 071 (Yuzhao-class) are amphibious warfare ships of the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army Navy. They are built by the Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard and first entered service in late-2007.[4]
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Design
The Type 071 has a capacity of one marine battalion, including 500-800 troops, and 15-20 amphibious armoured vehicles. Troops and equipment may be deployed to over longer distances and to more difficult terrain by hovercraft and helicopters.[5] The well deck may hold four Type 726 Yuyi class LCAC.[6]
The ship is armed with one 76 mm gun and four 30 mm close-in weapon systems.[5]
The Type 071 may operate as the flagship of a task force. As with similar ships, it may also conduct humanitarian and civilian evacuation missions in addition to amphibious landings.[5]
Export
The China State Shipbuilding and Trading Corp. consortium offered to build a modified Type 071 for the Royal Malaysian Navy. The Malaysians had a requirement for a 13,000 ton LPD; the Type 071 would cost a third of the similar US-built San Antonio-class LPD.[5]
Reports that Egypt will purchase the Type 071 amphibious transport dock ship. [7]
Ships of the class
| Number | Pennant Number | Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Status |
| 1 | 998 | 昆仑山 / Kunlun Shan | Hudong | 21 December 2006 | 13 November 2007 | South Sea Fleet | Active. |
| 2 | 999 | 井冈山 / Jinggang Shan | Hudong | 16 November 2010 | 30 October 2011 | South Sea Fleet | Active. |
| 3 | 989 | 长白山 / Changbai Shan | Hudong | 25 September 2011 | 23 September 2012 | South Sea Fleet | Active. |
| 4 | 988 | 沂蒙山/Yimeng Shan[8] | Hudong | 22 January 2015 | 1 February 2016[9] | East Sea Fleet[10] | Active[11] |
| 5 | 978 | 泰山/Tai Shan | Hudong | East Sea Fleet | Under construction | ||
| 6 | 979 | 唐古拉山/Tanggula Shan | Hudong | East Sea Fleet | Planned | ||
Comparable Ship
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.cssc.net.cn/component_news/news_detail.php?id=17797
- ↑ http://www.cssc.net.cn/component_news/news_detail.php?id=17797
- ↑ http://www.cssc.net.cn/component_news/news_detail.php?id=17797
- ↑ "Chinese Amphibious Type 071 Class Landing Platform Dock". May 2, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Type 071 Landing Platform Dock". globalsecurity.com. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ "An Update on the Yuyi class LCAC". China Defense Blog. 2 April 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ "Egypt will purchase the Type 071 amphibious transport dock ship". Military.China.com. 2 November 2015.
- ↑ 不声不响海试了：海军第4艘071登陆舰建成出海
- ↑ 中国第4艘071型登陆舰将于2月1日服役部署东海
- ↑ 不声不响海试了：海军第4艘071登陆舰建成出海
- ↑ 第4艘071级坞登舰2月1日入列东海舰队
External links
- Type 071 Landing Platform Dock
- IDEX 2007 Showcases China’s Productive Weapons Sector
- PLA idag (Swedish)
- Chinese Defense Today
- Indian Defence Update : Spotlight On PLA Navy's New LPD and LHD
- Type 071 Yuzhao class Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD)