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List of active People's Liberation Army Navy landing craft

List of active People's Liberation Army Navy landing craft

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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.[1]

Zubr-class LCAC

Landing craft

Landing craft air cushion

  • Zubr-class LCAC (NATO designation Pomornik-class) - 4 in active service.
  • Type 726 LCAC (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

See also: Naval Vessels Naming Regulation

Naval vessels of PLAN are named per Naval Vessels Naming Regulation (中国海军舰艇命名条例) [2] that was first issued by the Central Military Commission (CMC) on November 3, 1978, and subsequently revised July 7, 1986.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Chinese Warships, globalsecurity.org
  2. [2]
    "Nomenclature of Chinese warships". Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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