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Type 072II class landing ship

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Preceded by
  
Type 072

In commission
  
1993

Succeeded by
  
Type 072III

Completed
  
4

Type 072II-class landing ship

Builders
  
China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation

Operators
  
People's Liberation Army Navy

The Type 072II-class landing ship (NATO designation Yuting-class) are large landing ships built by Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard as a successor to the Type 072-class landing ship. A total of four hulls have been delivered to the PLA Navy since the early 1990s. The Type 072-II is the PLA Navy’s first amphibious warfare ship to have a flight deck for helicopter take-off/landing. There are four ships currently in People's Liberation Army service, three of which are deployed in South Sea Fleet of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN SSF) at Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, while the remaining one is deployed in East Sea Fleet of PLAN (PLAN ESF). All active ships are built by China Shipbuilding Shipyard (中华造船厂) in Shanghai.

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