NAVYPEDIA

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
	904		Dalian SY	11/1966	8.1969	12.1969	deleted late 1980s

100 - 1000 t displacement/ BRT tonnage vessels

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate   904   Dalian SY 11/1966 8.1969 12.1969 deleted late 1980s

Technical data

Displacement standard, t
Displacement normal, t	850
Length, m	69.0
Breadth, m	10.5
Draught, m
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 D-39 diesels
Power, h. p.	2200
Max speed, kts	15
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	1200(10)
Armament	2 x 2 - 37/63 type 61, 2 x 2 - 25/80 type 61
Military load	3 main battle tanks or 6 trucks, 100 troops
Electronic equipment	radar
Complement	75

Standard scale images

Project history

Replacement for the ex-US LSM, smaller version of LST design with a blunt bow to accommodate tank-deck ramp. Trials revealed very big vibration at high speed, and later Type 073 was redesigned as Type 073II for series production.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.

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