The Type 072III landing ship (

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designation Yuting-I class) is the follow-on of the

Type 072II landing ship The Type 072II landing ship (NATO designation Yuting class) are large landing ships built by Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard as a successor to the Type 072 landing ship. A total of four hulls have been delivered to the People's Liberatio ...

s initially introduced in the 1990s by the

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. Type 072-III features a redesigned concealed bridge, and possibly enhanced

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capability. The main difference between Type 072III and its predecessor Type 072II is that Type 072III incorporates a helicopter platform at stern (no hangar). A total of eleven ships have entered service with People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), and all of them were built by China Shipbuilding Shipyard (中华造船厂) in

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. 6 Type 072III are deployed in PLAN

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(SSF), and the remaining are deployed in PLAN

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(ESF).

Ships of the class

Possible railgun testing

In February 2018, images were released via electronic media of ''

Haiyang Shan ''Haiyang Shan'' is a Type 072III-class landing ship of the East Sea Fleet of the People's Liberation Army Navy. History According to images that began circulating in January 2018, the ''Haiyang Shan'' appears to be the first ship to have an e ...

'' (936). the fourth ship of the class, with what appeared to be a

railgun A railgun or rail gun is a linear motor device, typically designed as a weapon, that uses electromagnetic force to launch high velocity projectiles. The projectile normally does not contain explosives, instead relying on the projectile's high s ...

mounted on the ship's bow. Later reports confirmed it was rail-gun being used for dock-side testing. The Chinese have since made a "break-through" in power-generation and are now planning for sea-trials.

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Ships of the class

Possible railgun testing

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