Type 074A landing ship
{{Short description|Chinese amphibious warfare vessel class}}
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| sclass = 2 }} |+Type 074A landing ship {{Infobox ship image | image = File:Type 074A landing ship.jpg }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = {{nowrap|China}} | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|China|naval}} | Ship name = | Ship namesake = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship struck = | Ship homeport = | Ship honours = | Ship fate = | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship class overview | Name = Type 074A Landing ship medium | Builders = | Operators = {{navy|China|name=People's Liberation Army Navy}} | Class before = Type 074 | Class after = | Subclasses = | Cost = | Built range = | In service range = | In commission range = | Total ships building = | Total ships planned = | Total ships completed = | Total ships cancelled = | Total ships active = | Total ships laid up = | Total ships lost = | Total ships retired = | Total ships preserved = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = Yubei class | Ship type = Landing Ship Medium | Ship tonnage = | Ship displacement = 650 t standard, 800 t full | Ship length = 58.4 m | Ship beam = 19.4. m | Ship height = | Ship draught = | Ship draft = 2.7 m | Ship depth = | Ship hold depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = two diesel engines @ 4900 hp each | Ship sail plan = | Ship speed = 18 kn max | Ship range = 1000 nmi @ 18 kn | Ship endurance = 15 days | Ship test depth = | Ship boats = | Ship capacity = 200t | Ship troops = | Ship complement = 250 fully armed troops | Ship crew = 56 | Ship time to activate = | Ship sensors = | Ship EW = | Ship armament = 2 Type 61 25mm AAA guns | Ship armour = | Ship armor = | Ship aircraft = | Ship aircraft facilities = | Ship notes = }} |
Type 074A landing ship medium with NATO reporting name Yubei class is a new member of Type 74 series LSM, it is unique in that it is catamaran hull design.{{cite web | url=http://www.haijun360.com/news/DXDLJ/2011/73/11732110122GI4DA3C8C3038A1K64H.html | title=Type 072A | access-date=7 June 2015 | archive-date=17 November 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117030533/http://www.haijun360.com/news/DXDLJ/2011/73/11732110122GI4DA3C8C3038A1K64H.html | url-status=dead }} More than ten are in service by mid 2015, and this ship is the first LSM in PLAN to incorporate infrared stealth feature in that the exhaust is near waterline. A speedboat launching / recovering facility is also added. Type 74A LSM can carry 3 Type 96 or Type 59 tanks, or 6 Type 63 (tank)s, plus a platoon of 70 fully equipped troops, or 250 fully equipped troops.{{Dead link|date=December 2021}}
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Category:Amphibious warfare vessel classes
Category:Amphibious warfare vessels of the People's Liberation Army Navy
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