China launches amphibious warship: Report

[SpArK]

China launches amphibious warship: Report
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BEIJING (BNS): The Chinese Navy has launched its largest amphibious warship ‘Jinggangshan’ in Shanghai, according to media reports.

The vessel is the second Type 071 dock landing ship and has been built by the Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard.

The warship was officially launched in Shanghai, the official China Daily said Tuesday quoting media reports.

The reports did not specify the ship’s launch date.

China had launched its first Type 071 dock landing ship, named Kunlunshan, in December 2006. The ship has a water displacement of 18,000 tons.

The latest warship, ‘Jinggangshan’, is 210 meters long and 28 meters wide and has a water displacement of 19,000 tons. It can carry helicopters, armoured fighting vehicles, boats and landing craft as well as nearly 1,000 soldiers, the news report said quoting the Jiangxi Daily.


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[aimarraul]

3rd 071 LPD,some people say china will start building LHD after 4th 071 launched

http://www.fyjs.cn/bbs/read.php?tid=351651&page=3&fpage=1

 

[Huan]

Are they going to build five of them or more in total?

 

[gagaga]

hello sparkk

 

[Chinese Century]

what is the american equivalent of this?

 

[cn_habs]

what is the american equivalent of this?

Theirs are more capable.

 

[Akasa]

There is believed to be a LHD (Type 081?) to be under development at Hudong Shipyard.

 

[Akasa]

what is the american equivalent of this?

San Antonio class