Type 072A landing ship
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Type 072A landing ship Tianzhu Shan (911)
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| History | |
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 China |
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| Namesake: | Named after mountains in China |
| Builder: | Dalian Shipyard & others |
| Class overview | |
| Name: | Type 072A dock landing ship |
| Operators: |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Preceded by: | Type 072III |
| Completed: | 15 |
| Active: | 15 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Yuting II class |
| Type: | Dock landing ship |
| Displacement: | 3430t standard, 4800t full |
| Length: | 119.5m |
| Beam: | 16.4.m |
| Draft: | 2.8m |
| Propulsion: | two PA6A280MPC diesel engine @ 9626 hp each |
| Speed: | 14 kt cruise, 21 kt max |
| Range: | 3000 nm @ 14 kt |
| Endurance: | 20 days |
| Capacity: | 500 tons, or 5 medium tanks or 8 trucks |
| Complement: | 250 fully armed troops |
| Crew: | 104 |
| Armament: | One 37 mm twin guns. |
The Type 072A landing ship is the latest member of the Type 072 series of landing ships. A total of 15 ships have been identified, with most of them assigned to the 6th Detachment of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) South Sea Fleet at Zhanjiang. They received the NATO reporting name of Yuting II, the same as that of their predecessors, the Type 072III. Derived from the Type 072III, the most obvious visual difference between the Type 072A and all earlier models of the Type 072 series is that the step of the stepped superstructure on all earlier models has been eliminated.[1] In addition, the Type 072A is designed to accommodate air-cushioned landing craft through the incorporation of a deck well. Like its predecessor the Type 072III, the Type 072A has a helipad but no hangar.[1] The Type 072A is designed to carry 10 tanks, 4 landing craft, a medium helicopter and air cushioned vehicles; a total of 250 fully armed troops can be carried.[1]
| Pennant No. | IOC | Fleet | Shipyard | Name |
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| 911 | 2003 | North Sea Fleet | Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company | Tianzhu Shan |
| 912 | 2003 | North Sea Fleet | Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company | Daqing Shan |
| 913 | 2003 | East Sea Fleet | China Shipbuilding Shipyard | Baxian Shan |
| 992 | 2003 | South Sea Fleet | Wuchang Shipyard | Huading Shan |
| 993 | 2003 | South Sea Fleet | China Shipbuilding Shipyard | Luoxiao Shan |
| 994 | 2003 | South Sea Fleet | Wuchang Shipyard | Daiyun Shan |
| 995 | 2003 | South Sea Fleet | China Shipbuilding Shipyard | Wanyang Shan |
| 996 | 2004 | South Sea Fleet | Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company | Laotie Shan |
| 997 | 2004 | South Sea Fleet | Wuchang Shipyard | Lühua Shan |
| 981 | 2015 | East Sea Fleet | Wuchang Shipyard | Dabie Shan |
| 982 | 2015 | East Sea Fleet | Wuchang Shipyard | Taihang Shan |
| 916 | 2016 | East Sea Fleet | Wuchang Shipyard | Tianmu Shan |
| 914 | 2016 | East Sea Fleet | Wuyi Shan[2] | |
| 915 | 2016 | East Sea Fleet | Culai Shan | |
| 917 | 2016 | East Sea Fleet | Wutai Shan |
