Naval Systems

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.

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

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

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