Kunlun Shan (998)
_Class_Amphibious_Ship.JPG) Kunlun Shan escorted by two Houbei Type 022 missile boats underway (2010) | |
| History | |
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 People's Liberation Army NavyChina | |
| Name: | Kunlun Shan |
| Operator: | People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Ordered: | ? |
| Builder: | Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard |
| Laid down: | June 2006 |
| Launched: | 21 December 2006 |
| Commissioned: | 30 November 2007 |
| Homeport: | South Sea Fleet, Zhanjiang Naval Base |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Type 071 amphibious transport dock |
| Displacement: | 25,000 tons [1] |
| Length: | 210 meters |
| Beam: | 28 meters |
| Draught: | 7 m (21 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h) max[2] |
| Range: | 10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[3] |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
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| Capacity: | 15-20 armoured vehicles |
| Troops: | 500-800 troops |
| Crew: | 120 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys: | UAT Electronic Support Measures |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 2-4 Z-8 Super Frelon |
Kunlun Shan (998) is the lead ship of the People's Republic of China's Type 071 amphibious transport dock Yuzhao class. The ship was laid down in the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai in June 2006 and was launched on 21 December 2006. After finishing trials the ship was commissioned to the South Sea Fleet on 30 November 2007, at Zhanjiang Naval Base. Its estimated production cost is USD 300 million .
Use
On 9 March 2014, the ship was deployed in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
References
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