Type 071 amphibious transport dock

Not to be confused with Type 071 icebreaker.
Type 071 amphibious transport dock ship Changbai Shan (989)
Class overview
Builders: Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
Operators:  People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force
In service: 2007
Building: 2
Planned: 6
Completed: 4
Active: 4
General characteristics
Type: Amphibious transport dock
Displacement: 25,000 tons full load.[1]
Length: 210 m (689 ft 0 in)
Beam: 28 m (91 ft 10 in)
Draft: 7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Propulsion:
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[2]
Range: 10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[3]
Boats & landing
craft carried:
Capacity: 15-20 armoured vehicles
Troops: 500-800 troops
Complement: 120
Sensors and
processing systems:
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 4 Z-8 Super Frelon

The Type 071 (Yuzhao-class) are amphibious warfare ships of the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army Navy. They are built by the Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard and first entered service in late-2007.[4]

Kunlun Shan escorted by two Houbei Type 022 missile boats underway (2010)

Design

The Type 071 has a capacity of one marine battalion, including 500-800 troops, and 15-20 amphibious armoured vehicles. Troops and equipment may be deployed to over longer distances and to more difficult terrain by hovercraft and helicopters.[5] The well deck may hold four Type 726 Yuyi class LCAC.[6]

The ship is armed with one 76 mm gun and four 30 mm close-in weapon systems.[5]

The Type 071 may operate as the flagship of a task force. As with similar ships, it may also conduct humanitarian and civilian evacuation missions in addition to amphibious landings.[5]

Export

The China State Shipbuilding and Trading Corp. consortium offered to build a modified Type 071 for the Royal Malaysian Navy. The Malaysians had a requirement for a 13,000 ton LPD; the Type 071 would cost a third of the similar US-built San Antonio-class LPD.[5]

Reports that Egypt will purchase the Type 071 amphibious transport dock ship. [7]

Ships of the class

 Number   Pennant Number   Name   Builder   Launched   Commissioned   Fleet   Status 
1 998 昆仑山 / Kunlun Shan Hudong 21 December 2006 13 November 2007 South Sea Fleet Active
2 999 井冈山 / Jinggang Shan Hudong 16 November 2010 30 October 2011 South Sea Fleet Active
3 989 长白山 / Changbai Shan Hudong 25 September 2011 23 September 2012 South Sea Fleet Active
4 988 沂蒙山/Yimeng Shan[8] Hudong 22 January 2015 1 February 2016[9] East Sea Fleet[10] Active[11]
5 978 泰山/Tai Shan Hudong East Sea Fleet Under construction
6 979 唐古拉山/Tanggula Shan Hudong East Sea Fleet Planned

Comparable Ship

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cssc.net.cn/component_news/news_detail.php?id=17797
  2. ↑ http://www.cssc.net.cn/component_news/news_detail.php?id=17797
  3. ↑ http://www.cssc.net.cn/component_news/news_detail.php?id=17797
  4. ↑ "Chinese Amphibious Type 071 Class Landing Platform Dock". May 2, 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Type 071 Landing Platform Dock". globalsecurity.com. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "An Update on the Yuyi class LCAC". China Defense Blog. 2 April 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Egypt will purchase the Type 071 amphibious transport dock ship". Military.China.com. 2 November 2015.
  8. ↑ 不声不响海试了：海军第4艘071登陆舰建成出海
  9. ↑ 中国第4艘071型登陆舰将于2月1日服役部署东海
  10. ↑ 不声不响海试了：海军第4艘071登陆舰建成出海
  11. ↑ 第4艘071级坞登舰2月1日入列东海舰队
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