Type 074 landing ship medium
- Type 074 landing ship medium
The Type 074 landing ship medium (NATO codename: Yuhai class) is a class of medium landing ship, of the People's Liberation Army Navy known by two different names, one of them is Yuhai class and the other is Wuhu-A class. They were built at Wuhu Shipyard of Wuhu, Anhui from 1995 to 2000.
Capabilities
This class of landing crafts are capable of making oceanic voyages in moderate sea states. They are used for tactical beach lodgement, and can carry up to 100 tonnes of cargo. Indicative maximum loads include:
* 2 main battle tanks; or
* 250 troops; or
Armament
The ships of this class are fitted with three Type 61 dual-25mm antiaircraft artillery guns. Some units are also fitted with Type 81H 122mm multiple rocket launchers.
pecifications
*Displacement: 800 t
*Length: 58.4 m
*Beam: 10.4 m
*Draft: 2.7 m
*Speed: 14 kt
*Propulsion: 2 MAN AG diesel engines or its Chinese copy @ 4,900 hp with 2 shafts
*Complement: 56
*Lift capacity: 2 main battle tanks plus 250 troops
*Armament: Two 25 mm guns (II x 1)
*Radar: One I-band navigational radar
Operators
*CHN
*SRI
External links
* [http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/amphibious/yuhai.asp http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/amphibious/yuhai.asp]
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