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Home» News»China’s First Type 075 Landing Helicopter Dock Started Sea Trials
China’s First Type 075 Landing Helicopter Dock Started Sea Trials
The PLAN's first Type 075 LHD setting sails for initial sea trials on 5 August 2020. Image via Icloo/PDF.

China’s First Type 075 Landing Helicopter Dock Started Sea Trials

At last! Photos and videos by Chinese ships potters show that China's first amphibious assault ship, a Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) known as Type 075 has finally started sea trials. The vessel set sails today at around 1:30PM local time departing its pier at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai.

Xavier Vavasseur 05 Aug 2020

We previously reported the start of sea trials, somewhat prematurely.

#中国海军 #075型两栖攻击舰 #Type075 #LHD

今日下午1时30分左右,中国人民解放军海军首艘075型两栖攻击舰(一号舰)在拖船的协助下离开上海沪东中华造船厂泊位,开始进行首次海试! https://t.co/RfcO12Uh6c pic.twitter.com/eOU81QHaKH

— wlr2678🌌 (@TheElegant055) August 5, 2020

What is likely an escort vessel of the Type 075, Hai Xun, can be followed via Marine Traffic.

For the record, the amphibious vessel suffered a fire incident on April 11 2020. Although the fire was quickly put out and damage appeared minimal, smoke stains are still visible in the aft port-side near to the ramp.

The Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai where the first-in-class Type 075 ship has been built has already launched a second ship. And analysis of commercial satellite imagery suggests that module for a third may be on its way. At the moment the yard is building the Type 054A frigate for the Pakistan Navy and, it appears, a Type 071E LPD for Thailand.

建造中的075 3#
转自b呼炮雷长 pic.twitter.com/8YyQJ7JdMp

— 逆襲 (@horobeyo) July 31, 2020

About China’s Type 075 LHD

The PLAN's first Type 075 LHD setting sails for initial sea trials on 5 August 2020.
The PLAN’s first Type 075 LHD setting sails for initial sea trials on 5 August 2020.

The Chinese Navy officially started development work on the Type 075 in 2011. The project called for a helicopter carrier displacing more than 30,000 tonnes. Its aim is likely to increase the “vertical” amphibious assault capability with the very mountainous East Coast of Taiwan in mind.

As for its specifications, rumors speak of “36,000 tons of displacement”, “capacity of 28 helicopters”, “diesel engine with the 9,000 kW 16PC2-6B” and “four CIWS including two HQ-10 and two H/PJ-11”.

Type 075 compared to similar vessels
Type 075 compared to similar vessels

While the Type 075 appears to slightly smaller than the U.S. Navy’s LHA, it is larger compared to French or Spanish/Australian LHD equivalents. It is actually pretty close in size to Italy’s future Trieste LHD.

The first Type 075 was constructed in record time (this has become the norm nowadays, for Chinese shipbuilding: extremely fast construction pace that no one can match). A second vessel of the class is about to be launched while a larger version is rumored to be planned.

When fully operational, the new Type 075 LHD will bolster the PLAN’s amphibious capabilities, which today rely on the Type 071 LPD design.

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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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