Type 072II
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | China National Shipbuilding Co. |
| Operators: | People's Liberation Army Navy |
| In commission: | 1993 |
| Completed: | 11 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,430 tons standard, 4800 tons full load |
| Length: | 119.5 m |
| Beam: | 16.4 m |
| Draught: | 2.8 m |
| Propulsion: | two 12PA6V-280MPC diesels |
| Speed: | 14 knots |
| Range: | 3,000 nm at 14 kt |
| Capacity: | 250 troops or 10 tanks or 500t cargo |
| Complement: | 104 |
The Type 072-II (NATO codename: Yuting class) is the large landing ship built by Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard as a successor to the Type 072 (Yukan class) large landing ship. A total of 11 hulls have been delivered to the PLA Navy since the early 1990s. The Type 072-II is the PLA Navy’s first amphibious warfare ship to have a flight deck for helicopter take-off/landing. These ships are currently deployed by the PLA South Sea Fleet based at Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province.
