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List of active People's Liberation Army Navy landing craft

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List of active People's Liberation Army Navy landing craft

List of active People's Liberation Army Navy amphibious watercraft is a list of amphibious watercraft currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy. The following craft are primarily operated from large amphibious warfare ships such as the Type 071 of the PLAN. They are designed to transport troops and equipment from ship to shore.

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Landing craft

  • Type 069-class landing craft utility (NATO designation Yuchin-class) - Approx. 20 in reserve.
  • Type 067-class landing craft utility (NATO designation Yunnan-class) - Approx. 120 in reserve.

    • Landing craft air cushion

  • Zubr-class LCAC (NATO designation Pomornik-class) - 4 in active service.
  • Type 726 LCAC (NATO designation Yuyi-class) - Unknown number in active service.
  • Type 724 LCAC (NATO designation Jingsah II-class) - 30 in active service.
  • Type 722 II LCAC (NATO designation Jinsha II-class) - Unknown number in active service.

    • Nomenclature

    Naval vessels of PLAN including some of the landing craft are named per Naval Vessels Naming Regulation (中国海军舰艇命名条例) that was first issued by the Central Military Commission (CMC) on November 3, 1978, and subsequently revised July 7, 1986. Per CMC convention, warships of the size of a cruiser or larger are named by General Staff Department, and others are named by PLAN, in accordance with the following table:

    A distinct difference between PLAN and most western navies is that unlike its western counterparts, PLAN does not use ship prefixes internally. However, a system of ship prefixes similar to that of west has been developed by many internet sources for similar classification:

    References

    List of active People's Liberation Army Navy landing craft Wikipedia
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