Type 074 / Type 074A landing ship

The Type 074 / Type 074A family is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy medium landing ship line that paired the original Type 074 Yuhai class with the later Type 074A Yubei variant. GlobalSecurity describes the Type 074 as a force-entry landing ship developed from earlier Chinese landing ship experience, while the Type 074A introduced a catamaran-style hull and a more modern landing craft layout for amphibious transport work.

Type 074 / Type 074A landing ship, Medium landing ship / utility landing craft family, Naval Systems

Image source: Type 074A landing ship.jpg

Profile

Origin: China
Built by: Wuhu Shipyard
Type: Medium landing ship / utility landing craft family
Produced: 1995-2000 for Type 074; Type 074A later
Number built: Type 074: 15 total produced; Type 074A: more than ten in service by mid-2015

Also Known As

Type 074 Yuhai
Type 074A Yubei
Yuhai-class
Yubei-class

amphibious amphibious assault

Specifications

Type: Landing ship medium / utility landing craft
Type 074 lift capacity: Up to 2 tanks or about 350 troops; 56 crew
Type 074A lift capacity: Up to 1 tank or about 150 troops
Type 074A hull: Catamaran-style hull with reduced thermal signature features
Type 074A speed: Up to 18 knots

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Type 074 entered service in the 1990s, and Type 074A followed as a related later development in the same Chinese landing-ship family.

Type 074 / Type 074A landing ship Images

Type 074 / Type 074A landing ship, Medium landing ship / utility landing craft family, Naval Systems - view 1 — Source: Bangladesh Army landing craft LCT BS Jahangir (23908033084).jpg

Type 074 / Type 074A landing ship, Medium landing ship / utility landing craft family, Naval Systems - view 2 — Source: Bangladesh Army LCT BS Jahangir. (29551511996).jpg

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Sources

Type 074 Yuhai LSM / Type 074A Yubei LCUPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports the family relationship, Chinese PLAN context, Wuhu Shipyard build note, and the Type 074 / Type 074A design distinction. | Accessed: 2026-06-25 Yuhai-classPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports the Type 074 and Type 074A class naming used for the family. | Accessed: 2026-06-25 Strait Deterrence: Chinese Military Capabilities and Decision-Making in a Potential Conflict with TaiwanPublisher: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission | Note: Supports the Type 074 and Type 074A troop and vehicle capacity figures used in the Chinese amphibious-capacity tables. | Accessed: 2026-06-25 Type 074A landing ship.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the Type 074A landing ship photograph. | Accessed: 2026-06-25 Bangladesh Army landing craft LCT BS Jahangir (23908033084).jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a Type 074-class landing craft example. | Accessed: 2026-06-25 Bangladesh Army LCT BS Jahangir. (29551511996).jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a second Type 074-class landing craft example. | Accessed: 2026-06-25