Type 075 landing helicopter dock

Guangxi (32) at sea during training exercises, 2022
Class overview
BuildersHudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding
Operators People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded byType 071 amphibious transport dock
Succeeded byType 076 landing helicopter dock
Built2018–present[2]
In service2021–present[1]
Planned8[4]
Building1[5]
Completed3
Active3[3]
General characteristics
TypeAmphibious assault ship
Displacement36,000 tonnes (full load)[6]
Length232 m (761 ft)[7]
Beam36.8 m (121 ft)[7]
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 × Type 726 Yuyi class LCAC[8]
Capacity60 armoured fighting vehicle[8]
Troops800 troops[8]
Armament
Aircraft carried28 helicopters[8]
Aviation facilitiesHangar deck

The Type 075 landing helicopter dock (NATO reporting name: Yushen-class landing helicopter assault[10]) is a class of Chinese amphibious assault ships built by Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).[2] It has a full-length flight deck for helicopter operations[11] and features a floodable well deck from which to disembark hovercraft and armored amphibious assault vehicles.[12]

  1. ^ Kennedy & Caldwell 2022, p. 10.
  2. ^ a b Kennedy & Caldwell 2022, p. 9.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference crs_rl33153_265 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "003型航母最新衛星圖片曝光 傳中國擬追建多型驅逐艦護衛艦". HK01 (in Chinese). 21 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. ^ "China's Fourth Type 075 LHD Taking Shape In Shanghai". Naval News. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ^ Xavier Vavasseur (1 October 2022). "China's 3rd Type 075 LHD Anhui 安徽 Commissioned With PLAN". Naval News.
  7. ^ a b "黄浦江长江口10月8日试航船沪中24轮长232米宽36.8米黄浦江长江上海段下行-沪航警827/21". 中华人民共和国海事局. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d The Military Balance 2023. International Institute for Strategic Studies. p. 240.
  9. ^ a b Kennedy & Caldwell 2022, p. 24.
  10. ^ United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence (December 2022). "PLA Navy Identification Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  11. ^ Kennedy & Caldwell 2022, pp. 28–32.
  12. ^ Kennedy & Caldwell 2022, pp. 15–17.

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