Chinese landing ship Kunlun Shan

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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
  • 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
& decoys		UAT Electronic Support Measures
Armament
Aircraft carried2-4
Z-8 Super Frelon

Kunlun Shan is a

USD.[citation needed
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The ship is named after of the

Northwest China
.

Operational history

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 Russian Navy off the coasts of Guangdong.[2]

In 2019, the ship took part in

Sino-Australian relations.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "沪东中华: 为中国海军打造 '靓丽名片' (Hudong Zhonghua Builds a 'Beautiful Business Card' for the Chinese Navy)". China State Shipbuilding Corporation (in Chinese). 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. ^ "The 31st Chinese naval escort taskforce visits Australia". www.navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  4. ^ Hollingsworth, Julia (2019-06-03). "Chinese warships arrive in Sydney Harbor on Australian stopover". CNN. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  5. ^ "Chinese warships in Sydney: a show of strength for Beijing?". South China Morning Post. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  6. ^ Foster, Ally (2019-06-05). "Important detail we missed in the arrival of Chinese warships to Sydney". News.com.au. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  7. ^ Jennings, Peter (2019-06-08). "The many ways in which China is pushing us around … without resistance". Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
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