Type 072 landing ship
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Succeeded by | Type 072II landing ship |
| Built | c. 1980 - 1995[1][2] |
| In service | c. 1980 - ?[1][2] |
| Completed | 7[1][2] |
| Active | 7[3] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tank landing ship |
| Displacement | 4,237 tonnes (4,170 long tons; 4,670 short tons) (full)[1] |
| Length | 120 metres (390 ft)[1] |
| Beam | 15.3 metres (50 ft)[1] |
| Draught | 2.9 metres (9 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[1] |
| Range | 3,000 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 | |
| Crew | 109[1] |
| Sensors and processing systems | 2 x Type 753 navigation radar[1] |
| Armament | |
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]
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
| Name | Hull No. | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||||
References
- ^ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 Saunders 2015, p. 155.
- ^ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Wertheim 2013, p. 129.
- ^ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 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.
- ^ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Saunders 2015, p. 162.
- ^ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Wertheim 2013, p. 131.
Sources
- Saunders, Stephan, ed. (2015). Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710631435.
- Wertheim, Eric (2013). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (16 ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1591149545.
