Type 072III landing ship

{{Short description|Chinese ship class introduced in the 1990s}}

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|+Type 072III landing ship

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{{Infobox ship class overview

| Builders = Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding

| Operators = {{navy|CHN}}

| Class before = Type 072II

| Class after = Type 072A

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| Total ships completed = 11

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| Total ships active = 11

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| Ship type = Landing Ship, Tank

| Ship displacement = 7,000 tonnes[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/yuting-specs.htm Type 072 Yuting-class specifications], globalsecurity.org

| Ship length = {{convert|119.5|m|abbr=on}}

| Ship beam = {{convert|16.4|m|abbr=on}}

| Ship draught =

| Ship draft = {{convert|2.8|m|abbr=on}}

| Ship power = 2 × 12PA6V-280MPC diesel at {{convert|7080|kW|hp|abbr=on}}

| Ship propulsion =

| Ship speed = {{convert|18|kn}}

| Ship range = {{convert|3000|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|14|kn}}

| Ship complement = 104

| Ship capacity = *10 × tanks or

  • 500 tons of cargo or
  • 250 fully equipped troops

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| Ship armament = 3 × H/PJ76F twin 37mm

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| Ship aircraft facilities = helicopter platform

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The Type 072III landing ship (NATO designation Yuting-I class) is the follow-on of the Type 072II landing ships initially introduced in the 1990s by the People's Republic of China. Type 072-III features a redesigned concealed bridge, and possibly enhanced sealift capability. The main difference between Type 072III and its predecessor Type 072II is that Type 072III incorporates a helicopter platform at stern (no hangar). A total of eleven ships have entered service with People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), and all of them were built by China Shipbuilding Shipyard (中华造船厂) in Shanghai. 6 Type 072III are deployed in PLAN South Sea Fleet (SSF), and the remaining are deployed in PLAN East Sea Fleet (ESF).

Ships of the class

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!Number

!Pennant Number

!Name

!Builder

!Launched

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!Fleet

!Status

1

| 991

| {{Ill|峨眉山 / Emei Shan|zh|峨眉山号坦克登陆舰}}

| Zhonghua

|

| September 1992

| South Sea Fleet

| Active

2

| 934

| 丹霞山 / Danxia Shan

| Zhonghua

|

| September 1995

| South Sea Fleet

| Active

3

| 935

| 雪峰山 / Xuefeng Shan

| Zhonghua

|

| December 1995

| South Sea Fleet

| Active

4

| 936

| 海洋山 / Haiyang Shan

| Zhonghua

|

| May 1996

| South Sea Fleet

| Active

5

| 937

| 青城山 / Qingcheng Shan

| Zhonghua

|

| August 1996

| South Sea Fleet

| Active

6

|938

|呂梁山 / Luliang Shan

|Zhonghua

|

|August 1996

|South Sea Fleet

|Active

7

| 908

| 雁荡山 / Yandang Shan

| Zhonghua

|

| January 1997

| East Sea Fleet

| Active

8

| 909

| 九华山 / Jiuhua Shan

| Zhonghua

|

| April 2000

| East Sea Fleet

| Active

9

| 939

| 普陀山 / Putuo Shan

| Zhonghua

|

| August 2000

| East Sea Fleet

| Active

10

| 910

| 黄岗山 / Huanggang Shan

| Zhonghua

|

| December 2001

| East Sea Fleet

| Active

11

| 940

| 天台山 / Tiantai Shan

| Zhonghua

|

| April 2002

| East Sea Fleet

| Active

Possible railgun testing

In February 2018, images were released via electronic media of Haiyang Shan (936). the fourth ship of the class, with what appeared to be a railgun mounted on the ship's bow.{{cite web|url=https://hothardware.com/news/chinese-hypersonic-railgun|title=Chinese hypersonic railgun|publisher=hothardware.com|date=5 February 2018|access-date=9 February 2018}} Later reports confirmed it was rail-gun being used for dock-side testing. The Chinese have since made a "break-through" in power-generation and are now planning for sea-trials.{{cite web | url=http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/chinese-military-website-confirms-sea-trial-shipborne-24894 | title=Chinese Military Website Confirms Sea Trial of Shipborne Railgun | date=14 March 2018 }}

See also

References

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