Kunlun Shan (998)
_Class_Amphibious_Ship.JPG) Kunlun Shan escorted by two Houbei Type 022 missile boats underway (2010) | |
| Career (People's Republic of China) |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
|---|---|
| Name: | Kunlun Shan |
| Operator: | People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Ordered: | ? |
| Builder: | Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard |
| Laid down: | June 2006 |
| Launched: | 21 December 2006 |
| Commissioned: | 30 November 2007 |
| Homeport: | South Sea Fleet, Zhanjiang Naval Base |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Type 071 amphibious transport dock |
| Displacement: | 20,000 tons |
| Length: | 210 meters |
| Beam: | 28 meters |
| Draught: | 7 m (21 ft) |
| Propulsion: | CODAD 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.6 V400 diesel engines, 472,000 hp (351,970 kW) 2 × shafts |
| Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h) max |
| Range: | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Capacity: | 15-20 armoured vehicles |
| Troops: | 500-800 troops |
| Crew: | 120 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | 1 × Type 360 Radar Seagull S, E/F-band surface search radar • 1 × Type 364 Radar, Seagull C, G-band air search radar aft • 1 × Type 344 Radar, I band fire control radar • 1 × navigational radar |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: | UAT Electronic Support Measures |
| Armament: | 1 × AK-176 76 mm (3.0 in) gun • 4 × AK-630 30 mm (1.2 in) CIWS • 4 × 18-tube Type 726-4 decoy/chaff launcher • Possible installation of 2-4 heavy machine guns (Fitted for but not with) |
| Aircraft carried: | 2-4 Z-8 Super Frelon |
Kunlun Shan (998) is the lead ship of the People's Republic 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 USD 300 million .
Use
On 9 March 2014, the ship was deployed in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.