Type 072II landing ship

The Type 072II landing ship (NATO designation Yuting class) are large landing ships built by Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard as a successor to the Type 072 landing ship.^[1] A total of four hulls have been delivered to the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) since the early 1990s. The Type 072II is the PLA Navy's first amphibious warfare ship to have a flight deck for helicopter take-off/landing. There are three ships currently in People's Liberation Army service, all of which are deployed in East Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy (PLAN ESF). All active ships are built by China Shipbuilding Shipyard (中华造船厂) in Shanghai.

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	3
General characteristics
Type	Tank landing ship
Displacement	3,430 tonnes standard, 4,800 tonnes full load
Length	119.5 m (392 ft 1 in)
Beam	16.4 m (53 ft 10 in)
Draught	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 × 12PA6V-280MPC diesel engines
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 14 kn
Capacity	250 troops or 10 tanks or 500 t cargo
Complement	104
Armament	1 × Type 66 twin 57 mm naval gun 3 × Type 76 twin 37 mm naval gun
Aviation facilities	Flight deck

Ships of the class

Number	Pennant number	Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Fleet	Status
1	930	灵岩山 / Lingyan Shan	Zhonghua		26 December 1993	East Sea Fleet	Retired[2]
2	931	洞庭山 / Dongting Shan	Zhonghua		June 1994	East Sea Fleet	Active
3	932	贺兰山 / Helan Shan	Zhonghua		1994	East Sea Fleet	Active
4	933	六盘山 / Liupan Shan	Zhonghua		1995	East Sea Fleet	Active

See also

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