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PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFTS

Type 068 landing craft (1967-1997)

Type 069 landing craft (1967-1997)

4507 2000

Names

40+ craft

No 450

No 454

No 2350

No 3201, 3202

No 3225-3228

No 3241

No 3307

No 3314

No 3319

No 5591

G2325

No 4507, 4508

Nos...

Builders

 

Commissioned

1967 - 1997: 40+

Losses

none

Transfers

Bangladesh: 6 craft

Tanzania: 2 craft

Cambodia, 2007: 1 craft

Discarding

2016-18: ~20 craft

in service (2019): ~ 20 craft

 

Displacement standard, t

58

Displacement full, t

85

Length, m

24.8

Breadth, m

5.20

Draught, m

1.30

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 12V150C diesels

Power, h. p.

600

Max speed, kts

11.5

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 450(11.5)

Armament

2 x 2 - 14.5/93

Electronic equipment

none
Military load

50 t of cargo or 150 troops

Complement 12

Project history: Chinese-designed LCM. Type 068 used primarily for cargo transport, and Type 069 for troop transport.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

4507 2000

3201 2008

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