Type 072II landing ship

File:Yuting class LST（Type 072II-class） 933 Liupanshan.jpg Type 072II-class LST Liupan Shan (933)
Class overview
Builders	China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by	Type 072
Succeeded by	Type 072III
In commission	1993
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Landing Ship, Tank
Displacement	3,430 tonnes standard, 4,800 tonnes full load
Length	119.5 m
Beam	16.4 m
Draught	2.8 m
Propulsion	two 12PA6V-280MPC diesels
Speed	14 knots
Range	3,000 nm at 14 kt
Capacity	250 troops or 10 tanks or 500t cargo
Complement	104
Armament	1 x Type 66 twin 57 mm naval gun and 3 x Type 76 twin 37 mm naval gun

The Type 072II-class landing ship (NATO designation Yuting-class) are large landing ships built by Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard as a successor to the Type 072-class landing ship. A total of four hulls have been delivered to the PLA Navy since the early 1990s. The Type 072-II is the PLA Navy’s first amphibious warfare ship to have a flight deck for helicopter take-off/landing. There are four ships currently in People's Liberation Army service, three of which are deployed in South Sea Fleet of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN SSF) at Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, while the remaining one is deployed in East Sea Fleet of PLAN (PLAN ESF). All active ships are built by China Shipbuilding Shipyard (中华造船厂) in Shanghai.

Ships of the class

Number	Pennant Number	Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Fleet	Status
1	930	灵岩山 / Lingyan Shan	Zhonghua			East Sea Fleet	Active.
2	931	洞庭山 / Dongting Shan	Zhonghua			South Sea Fleet	Active.
3	932	贺兰山 / Helan Shan	Zhonghua			South Sea Fleet	Active.
4	933	六盘山 / Liupan Shan	Zhonghua			South Sea Fleet	Active.

See also

• People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force
• List of active People's Liberation Army Navy ships

External link

• Global Security Chinese Warships (globalsecurity.org)