PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
No904 1980
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 904 | Dalian SY | 11/1966 | 8.1969 | 12.1969 | deleted late 1980s |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
850 |
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Length, m |
69.0 |
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Breadth, m |
10.5 |
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Draught, m |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 D-39 diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
2200 |
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Max speed, kts |
15 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1200(10) |
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Armament |
2 x 2 - 37/63 type 61, 2 x 2 - 25/80 type 61 |
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Military load |
3 main battle tanks or 6 trucks, 100 troops |
| Electronic equipment | radar |
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Complement |
75 |
Project history: Replacement for the ex-US LSM, smaller version of LST design with a blunt bow to accommodate tank-deck ramp. Trials revealed very big vibration at high speed, and later Type 073 was redesigned as Type 073II for series production.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016