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Type 071 LPD
It is exciting to know that this ship is part of the sixth Naval escort flotilla, it is now on the way to Somolia with the most advance PLAN destroyer The Type 052C (No. 170 Lanzhou). This is the first time China deploy such a large warship oversea. China is no doubt using the opportunity to test their brand new warship in overseas operation.
For more photos of the task force leaving China, please refer to:
china-defense.blogspot.com/2010/06/photos-of-plans-sixth-...
The Type 071 LPD is the largest indigenously designed combat ship of the PLAN to date, with an estimated full displacement of 17,000~20,000 tonnes. The cargo capacity of the Type 071 is thought to be in the same range as the U.S. Navy Austin class LPD. If this estimation was correct, the Type 071 LPD can carry a marine corps battalion, including 500~800 troops, 15~20 amphibious armoured vehicles, and their associated logistic supplies.
Photo Source: Chinese Government
Type 071 LPD
It is exciting to know that this ship is part of the sixth Naval escort flotilla, it is now on the way to Somolia with the most advance PLAN destroyer The Type 052C (No. 170 Lanzhou). This is the first time China deploy such a large warship oversea. China is no doubt using the opportunity to test their brand new warship in overseas operation.
For more photos of the task force leaving China, please refer to:
china-defense.blogspot.com/2010/06/photos-of-plans-sixth-...
The Type 071 LPD is the largest indigenously designed combat ship of the PLAN to date, with an estimated full displacement of 17,000~20,000 tonnes. The cargo capacity of the Type 071 is thought to be in the same range as the U.S. Navy Austin class LPD. If this estimation was correct, the Type 071 LPD can carry a marine corps battalion, including 500~800 troops, 15~20 amphibious armoured vehicles, and their associated logistic supplies.
Photo Source: Chinese Government