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Type 072A landing ship

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The Type 072A landing ship (NATO/OSD Yuting II-class landing ship tank) is a class of amphibious warfare ship in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy.[4]

Type 072A landing ship
History
China
NamesakeMountains of China
Builder
Class overview
NameType 072A Landing Ship Tank
Operators People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded byType 072III landing ship
Completed15[2]
Active15[2]
General characteristics
TypeLanding Ship Tank
Displacement3,770t (standard), 4,800t (full)[3]
Length120m[3]
Beam16.4m[3]
Draft3.2m[3]
PropulsionTwo diesel engines, twp shafts[3]
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)[3]
Range3000 nm @ 14 kt[3]
Capacity10 armoured vehicles[1]
Troops250[1]
Complement120[3]
Armament
Aviation facilitiesHelipad for two medium helicopters[3]

The Type 072A is a development of the Type 072II or Type 072III landing ships. A tunnel through the superstructure connects the forward and rear decks.[3] The vehicle deck runs the full length of the ship with bow doors and stern ramp.[1]

The first nine ships entered service from 2003 to 2005. They were completed with a twin 37mm turret.[1]

A second batch - reportedly of four ships from Wuchang shipyard and two from Fujian shipyard - began entering service in 2015. The 37mm guns were replaced by a H/PJ-17 30 mm gun on the second batch.[1][5]

Ships of the class

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Pennant number Name Namesake Batch Builder Launched Commissioned Fleet Status
911[2] 天柱山 / Tianzhu Shan[2] Mount Tianzhu Batch 1[5] Dalian[3] 1 July 2003[3] 2004[3] North Sea Fleet[3] Active[2]
912[2] 大青山 / Daqing Shan[2] Mount Daqing [zh] Dalian[3] September 2003[3] 2004[3] North Sea Fleet[3] Active[2]
913[2] 八仙山 / Baxian Shan[2] Eight Immortals Mountain Zhonghua[3] 23 April 2003[3] October 2003[3] East Sea Fleet[3] Active[2]
914[2] 武夷山 / Wuyi Shan[6][7][8][9][5] Wuyi Mountains Batch 2[6][1] Fujian[5] 6 February 2015[5] 7 March 2016[7] East Sea Fleet[7][8] Active[2]
915[2] 徂徕山 / Culai Shan[6][7][9][5] Mount Culai Fujian[5] June 2015[5] 7 March 2016[6][7] East Sea Fleet[7] Active[2]
916[2] 天目山 / Tianmu Shan[2][5][10] Tianmu Mountain Wuhan[5] 28 July 2015[5] 2016[6] Active[2]
917[2] 五台山 / Wutai Shan[6][7][9][5][10] Mount Wutai Fujian[5] 7 March 2016[6][7] East Sea Fleet[7] Active[2]
981[1] 大别山 / Dabie Shan[1][5] Dabie Mountains Wuhan[5] 29 September 2014[5] 23 May 2015[1] Active[1]
982[1] 太行山 / Taihang Shan[1][5][10] Taihang Mountains Wuhan[5] 28 December 2014[5] 21 October 2015[5] Active[1]
992[2] 华顶山 / Huading Shan[2] Huading Mountain Batch 1[5] Wuhan[3] June 2003[3] 2004[3] South Sea Fleet[3] Active[2]
993[2] 罗霄山 / Luoxiao Shan[2] Luoxiao Mountains Zhonghua[3] 18 July 2003[3] 2004[3] South Sea Fleet[3] Active[2]
994[2] 戴云山 / Daiyun Shan[2] Daiyun Mountains [zh] Wuhan[3] 16 December 2003[3] 2004[3] South Sea Fleet[3] Active[2]
995[2] 万羊山 / Wanyang Shan[2][11] Mount Wanyang Zhonghua[3] 26 November 2003[3] 2004[3] South Sea Fleet[3] Active[2]
996[2] 老铁山 / Laotie Shan[2] Mount Laotie Dalian[3] 1 January 2004[3] 2004[3] South Sea Fleet[3] Active[2]
997[2] 云雾山 / Yunwu Shan[2][11] Yunwu Mountain Wuhan[3] 2004[3] 2005[3] Active[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Tate, Andrew (26 October 2015). "China commissions Type 072A LST". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence (19 February 2020). PLA Navy Identification Guide (Report). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009–2010 (112 ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: Jane's Information Group Inc. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-7106-2888-6.
  4. ^ United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence (February 2015). China Equipment (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Type 072A Yuting II class Tank Landing Ship - LST". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "072型坦克登陆舰，解放军两栖作战的中坚" [Type 072 LST, the PLA's mainstay of amphibious warfare]. mil.ifeng.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "中国海军三艘同型号新型坦克登陆舰同时加入战斗序列-新华网" [3 Chinese Navy LST's of the same type are commissioned]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  8. ^ a b "东部战区海军武夷山舰编队开展登陆全过程演练" [Landing ship Wuyi Shan of the East Sea Fleet conducts landing exercise]. m.voc.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  9. ^ a b c "海军三艘新型两栖坦克登陆舰同时入列". www.guancha.cn. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  10. ^ a b c "看这些舰徽有多"靓"！ ---安徽全民国防教育网". gfjy.ahnews.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  11. ^ a b "獨家／解放軍對台發動戰爭邊緣測試 2艘072A坦克登陸艦首度在花東外海巡航". 《菱傳媒》RWNews (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-02-18.
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