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  "id": "type-073a",
  "name": "Type 073A Class (Yunshu Class)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Landing ship",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2001,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "After the completion of the first unit (pennant # 990), it takes a decade for more units to follow, and 10 more entered service between 2001 through 2002. These later units are slightly larger in displacement at 2,000 tons, and more advanced equipment, mainly in electronics and onboard machinery.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 70,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 87,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 12.6,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "2.25 m",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 2000,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (full load)"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "2 × 6PA6L-380",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Engine power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "3,540 kW (4,750 hp) each",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 2778,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 17,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Type 76; Type 81H Launcher; Type 81H",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Type 76",
      "role": "Naval Gun",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Naval Gun",
        "Caliber": "37 mm"
      },
      "qty": "2 × Type 76 twin 37 mm AAA"
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 81H Launcher",
      "role": "Rocket Launcher",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Rocket Launcher"
      },
      "qty": "1 ea"
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 81H",
      "role": "Rocket",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Rocket",
        "Caliber": "122 mm"
      }
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Type 073 Yudao-class landing ship",
      "text": "Requirement of the Type 073-class landing ship was finalized in May 1965, and design work by Shanghai-based 708th Research Institute completed just 4 months later in September 1965.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 073II Yudao-class landing ship",
      "text": "Shortcomings of Type 073I exposed in trials caused a crush program to rework and redesign at Dalian Shipyard, but due to political turmoil in China at the time, it was not sufficient to correct the problem completely.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 073IIY Yudao-class landing ship",
      "text": "As the mass production plan for Type 073II was cancelled due to reliability problem of its engine, Shipyard # 9308 begun to modify the remaining two units that were already being built, which was successfully completed in September 1985.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 073III Yudeng-class landing ship",
      "text": "The reliability problem of the engine of Type 073 series was not completely solved until the appearance of Type 073III landing ship, with NATO reporting name Yudeng-class.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 073A Yunshu-class landing ship",
      "text": "After the completion of the first unit (pennant # 990), it takes a decade for more units to follow, and 10 more entered service between 2001 through 2002.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "destroyer",
  "image": {
    "file": "type-073a.jpg",
    "thumb": "type-073a-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Quitsky",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two_China_PLA_navy_073A_landing_ship.jpg",
    "title": "File:Two China PLA navy 073A landing ship.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 3.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/type-073a.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-type-073a": {
      "title": "Type 073A Class (Yunshu Class) Chinese Landing Ship",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Type_073A_Class_Yunshu_Class_Chinese_Landing_Ship",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}