Type-075 class
NATO: Yushen class | Hainan class
Overview
Type-075 class
Third Type-075 (NATO: Yushen) class landing helicopter dock seen during launch ceremony.
Source: Chinese internet -
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Origin
China
Type
Landing helicopter dock
Entered service
2021
Status
In service
Development
Mid 2010's
Developer
China
Production
2019 - present
Producer
China
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Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
Number produced
8 planned
2 completed by late 2021
2 completed by late 2021
Designations
Yushen class (NATO reporting name)
Hainan class (lead ship)
Hainan class (lead ship)
Notable users
China
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PLA Navy
Details
Facts
Type-075 class
General
Origin
China
Type
Landing helicopter dock
Complement
About 1.100
Dimensions
Displacement
Estimates run up to 40.000 t
Length
237 m overall
Beam
36 m
Draft
8.1 m
Propulsion
Arrangement
CODAD
Machinery
4x Luding-Pielstick 16PC2-6B diesel
Power output
Up to 65.000 hp combined
Propulsion
2 shafts
Mobility
Speed
22 knots
Sensors
Air search radar
H/LJQ-382 3D phased array radar
Air search radar
Type 754A for helicopter landing control
Sonar
Type 562
Systems
Data management
H/ZJB-2
Data Link
High-speed tactical data link
Decoys
4x 18-tube Type 726-4 chaff launcher
Guns
CIWS
2x 30mm H/PJ-11
SAM
Point defense
2x HHQ-10
Aircraft
Facilities
Below deck hangar, about 160x30 meters
Two (or four?) aircraft elevators
Large flight deck with six landing spots
Capacity
Up to 28 or 30 helicopters
Supported types
Z-9, Z-8, Z-18, Z-20 series of helicopters
Transport capacity
Troop
800 to 1.000 marines in amphibious assault role
Up to 1.687 passengers serving as ferry
Vehicles
Up to 35 amphibious vehicles
Landing craft
Up to 3x Type 726 air cushion vehicles
Subcomponents
Media
Type-075 class
Type-075 (NATO: Yushen) class landing helicopter dock seen in port.
Source: Chinese internet
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Type-075 class
Forward view of the 2nd vessel in the Type-075 (NATO: Yushen) class.
Source: Twitter account of Louis Cheung
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Type-071 class
The Type-075 is a larger amphibious assault vessel than the earlier Type-071. Since it has a much larger flight deck it is classed as a Landing Helicopter Dock.