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

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFTS

YUNTAISHAN tank landing ships (project 072, 1978-1982)

Wufengshan 2010

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
云台山 [Yuntaishan] 927   Zhonghua SY, Shanghai   19.10.1977 11.1978 TS 9.2012
五峰山 [Wufengshan] 928   Zhonghua SY, Shanghai     1980 in service (2019)
紫金山 [Zijinshan] 929   Zhonghua SY, Shanghai     1982 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

3100

Displacement normal, t

4170

Length, m

120.0

Breadth, m

15.3

Draught, m

2.90

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 12E390 diesels

Power, h. p.

9600

Max speed, kts

18

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 3000(14)

Armament

2 x 2 - 57/62 type 66, 2 x 2 - 25/80 type 61

Military load

2 LCVP, 10 - 11 tanks, 100 - 120 troops or 500 t of cargo

Electronic equipment 2x type 753 radars

Complement

130

Project history: Replacement for ex-USN LSTs, but larger and faster. Foldable bow ramp.

Modernizations: 2000s, all: - 2x type 753 radars; + 2x type 756 radars

Naval service: No significant events.

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