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The PLAN's second Type 075 LHD setting sails for initial sea trials.
The PLAN's second Type 075 LHD setting sails for initial sea trials.

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

Photos by Chinese ship potters show that China's second amphibious assault ship, a Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) known as Type 075 has started sea trials. The vessel set sails this morning departing its pier at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai.

Xavier Vavasseur 22 Dec 2020

For the record, the first-in-class ship started sea trials in August 2020. It has since been relocated to the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Naval Base of Sanya, on Hainan island:

Type 075 LHD has returned to base . pic.twitter.com/ZPluSNjUZB

— jimmie chan (@71Arifin) December 13, 2020

Le premier porte-hélicoptères de Type 075, photographié il y a quelques jours à Yulin sur l'île de Haïnan.

Le bâtiment continue ses essais à la mer autour de ce port base de la flotte du Sud. pic.twitter.com/O3YvG6uNiC

— East Pendulum (@HenriKenhmann) November 26, 2020

A total of eight LHDs are said to be on order for the PLAN. The Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai is set to launch a third Type 075 in early 2021. At the moment the yard is also building the Type 054A frigate for the Pakistan Navy and, it appears, a Type 071E LPD for Thailand.

About China’s Type 075 LHD

The PLAN's second Type 075 LHD setting sails for initial sea trials.
The PLAN’s second Type 075 LHD setting sails for initial sea trials.

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”.

The third Type 075 LHD under construction at Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai. Photo taken in late November 2020 by 康斯坦丁歌声.

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 total of eight LHDs are said to be on order for the PLAN 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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