Chinese landing ship Kunlun Shan

	Kunlun Shan escorted by two Houbei Type 022 missile boats underway (2010)
History
People's Liberation Army NavyChina
Name	Kunlun Shan
Operator	People's Liberation Army Navy
Ordered	?
Builder	Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard
Laid down	June 2006
Launched	21 December 2006
Commissioned	30 November 2007
Homeport	South Sea Fleet, Zhanjiang Naval Base
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 071 amphibious transport dock
Displacement	25,000 tons
Length	210 meters
Beam	28 meters
Draught	7 m (21 ft)
Propulsion	CODAD; 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.6 V400 diesel engines, 47,200 hp (35,197 kW); 2 × shafts [1];
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h) max
Range	10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	4 × air-cushioned landing craft; 2 × landing craft on port/starboard davits;
Capacity	15-20 armoured vehicles
Troops	500-800 troops
Crew	120
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 × Type 360 Radar Seagull S, E/F-band surface search radar; 1 × Type 364 Radar, Seagull C, G-band air search radar aft; 1 × Type 344 Radar, I band fire control radar; 1 × navigational radar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	UAT Electronic Support Measures
Armament	1 × AK-176 76 mm (3.0 in) gun; 4 × AK-630 30 mm (1.2 in) CIWS; 4 × 18-tube Type 726-4 decoy/chaff launcher; Possible installation of 2-4 heavy machine guns (Fitted for but not with);
Aircraft carried	2-4 Z-8 Super Frelon

Kunlun Shan (998) is the lead ship of the People's Republic of China's Type 071 amphibious transport dock Yuzhao class. The ship was laid down in the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai in June 2006 and was launched on 21 December 2006. After finishing trials the ship was commissioned to the South Sea Fleet on 30 November 2007, at Zhanjiang Naval Base. Its estimated production cost is USD 300 million .

Use

On 9 March 2014, the ship was deployed in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.