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
The Type 726 LCAC (with NATO reporting name Yuyi class) is a class of air-cushioned landing craft used by the People's Liberation Army Navy. Six Yuyi-class LCACs are believed to be in service with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), with the ...
(NATO designation Yuyi-class) - 6 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 are named per Naval Vessels Naming Regulation The Naval Vessels Naming Regulation () is a regulation that governs the naming of vessels of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. It was published by the PLAN on November 18, 1978, and was revised on July 10, 1986.
Nomenclature
The regula ...
(中国海军舰艇命名条例) [
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See also
* List of active People's Liberation Army Navy ships
The ship types in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) include aircraft carriers, submarines, (both nuclear and conventional), amphibious transport docks, landing ships, tank, landing ships, medium, destroyers, frigates, ...
References
External links
PLA landing ships - historic and current
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Ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy
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Lists of ships of China
Amphibious warfare vessel classes
Amphibious warfare vessels of the People's Liberation Army Navy