PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
similar No958 2000
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 965 | Guangzhou SY | 5/1974 | 22.7.1976 | 10.1976 | deleted 2010s |
|
Displacement standard, t |
714 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
833 |
|
Length, m |
60.3 |
|
Breadth, m |
10.0 |
|
Draught, m |
2.36 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 type 6300 diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
1200 |
|
Max speed, kts |
12 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1000(10) |
|
Armament |
2 x 2 - 25/80 type 61 |
|
Military load |
5 main battle tanks or 8 trucks, 100 troops |
| Electronic equipment | radar |
|
Complement |
36 |
Project history: Large LCU with a blunt bow incorporating a beaching ramp. Ship of Type 079 was ordered by Vietnam but in 1976 was accepted by PLAN. Ship proved unsuccessful, too slow and unseaworthy. Later design was improved for series building as Type 079II.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
No965 1995
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