''Jinggang Shan'' (999) is a ship of

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Type 071 amphibious transport dock The Type 071 (NATO reporting name: Yuzhao) is a class of Chinese amphibious transport dock ships in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The Type 071 provides the PLAN with capabilities and flexibility not found in its previou ...

''Yuzhao'' class. The ship was launched on 16 November 2010. After finishing trials the ship was commissioned to the

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. Its estimated production cost is USD 300 million.

Use

On 9 March 2014, the ship was deployed in the search for the missing

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370/MAS370) was an international passenger flight operated by Malaysia Airlines that disappeared on 8 March 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia to its planned destination ...

References

* *Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/zs9Sa4DUJVT2 (Here you can watch Jinggang Shan (999) next to Mischief Reef). {{DEFAULTSORT:Jinggang Shan Type 071 amphibious transport docks 2010 ships Vessels involved in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370