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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Type 067 |
| Builders | Huangzhou Shipyard |
| Operators | |
| Built | 1968 - 1992 |
| In commission | c. 1970 - present |
| Completed | 280 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Utility landing craft |
| Displacement | 137 tonnes (full load) |
| Length | 28.6 metres (94 ft) |
| Beam | 5.4 metres (18 ft) |
| Draught | 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Range | 500 nautical miles (930 km; 580 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Capacity | 46 tonnes |
| Complement | 12 |
| Sensors and processing systems | Fuji navigation radar |
| Armament | 2 x twin 14.5 mm machine guns |
The Type 067 (NATO reporting name: Yunnan) is a class of utility landing craft (LCU) of the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Production ran from 1968 to 1972, possibly restarting by 1982, and ending in 1992.
Operators
Cameroon received two from China in 2002.
By 2015 most were in reserve or in non-naval service.
Sri Lanka received one from China in 1991 and another in 1995.
References
- ^ Wertheim 2013, p. 130.
- ^ Saunders 2015, p. 155.
- Saunders 2015, p. 97.
Sources
- Saunders, Stephan, ed. (2015). Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710631435.
- Wertheim, Eric (2013). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (16 ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1591149545.
