Chinese landing ship Kunlun Shan

Kunlun Shan is the lead ship of China's Type 071 amphibious transport dock Yuzhao class. The ship was laid down in the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai in June 2006 and was launched on 21 December 2006. After finishing trials the ship was commissioned to the South Sea Fleet on 30 November 2007, at Zhanjiang Naval Base. Its estimated production cost is USD300 million.

Kunlun Shan escorted by two Houbei Type 022 missile boats underway (2010)
History
China
NameKunlun Shan (998)
NamesakeKunlun Mountains
Operator People's Liberation Army Navy
Ordered?
BuilderHudong-Zhonghua shipyard
Laid downJune 2006
Launched21 December 2006
Commissioned30 November 2007
HomeportSouth Sea Fleet, Zhanjiang Naval Base
General characteristics
Class and typeType 071 amphibious transport dock
Displacement25,000 tons[1]
Length210 meters
Beam28 meters
Draught7 m (21 ft)
Propulsion
Speed25 knots (46 km/h) max[1]
Range10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[1]
Boats & landing
craft carried
Capacity15-20 armoured vehicles
Troops500-800 troops
Crew120
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys		UAT Electronic Support Measures
Armament
Aircraft carried2-4 Z-8 Super Frelon

The ship carries the name of the Kunlun Mountains.

Use

On 9 March 2014, the ship was deployed in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

In September 2016, the ship took part in combined naval exercises with the Russians off Guangdong.[2]

In 2019, the ship took part in Chinese Navy Taskforce anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden and had a stopover in Sydney, Australia in June on return trip.[3][4]

References
  1. "中国船舶工业集团有限公司". Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  2. "PLAN's "Joint Sea-2016" Orbat". China Defense Blog. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  3. Hollingsworth, Julia (2019-06-03). "Chinese warships arrive in Sydney Harbor on Australian stopover". CNN. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  4. "Chinese warships in Sydney: a show of strength for Beijing?". South China Morning Post. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
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