Type 072II landing ship explained

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.

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Type 072-II (Yuting Class) Large Landing Ship - SinoDefence.com. 30 October 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101022014411/http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/amphibious/type072ii_yuting.asp. 22 October 2010.
2. Web site: 海军灵岩山舰退役，走完29年军旅生涯. 2022-01-29. www.guancha.cn.