Chinese landing ship Jinggang Shan

Jinggang Shan underway on 31 March 2013
History
China
Name	Jinggang Shan (999)
Namesake	Jinggang Mountains
Operator	People's Liberation Army Navy
Ordered	?
Builder	Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard
Launched	16 November 2010
Homeport	South Sea Fleet
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 071 amphibious transport dock
Displacement	25,000 tons
Length	210 meters
Beam	28 meters
Draught	7 m (21 ft)
Propulsion	CODAD 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.6 V400 diesel engines, 472,000 hp (351,970 kW) 2 × shafts [1]
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h) max
Range	10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	4 × air-cushioned landing craft 2 × landing craft on port/starboard davits
Capacity	15-20 armoured vehicles
Troops	500-800 troops
Crew	120
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	1 × AK-176 76 mm (3.0 in) gun 4 × AK-630 30 mm (1.2 in) CIWS 4 × 18-tube Type 726-4 decoy/chaff launcher Possible installation of 2-4 heavy machine guns (Fitted for but not with)
Aircraft carried	2-4 Z-8 Super Frelon

Jinggang Shan (999) is a ship of China's Type 071 amphibious transport dock Yuzhao class. The ship was launched on 16 November 2010. After finishing trials the ship was commissioned to the South Sea Fleet. Its estimated production cost is USD 300 million.

Use

On 9 March 2014, the ship was deployed in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

References

• "Type 071 Landing Platform Dock - SinoDefence.com". Archived from the original on 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
• Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/zs9Sa4DUJVT2 (Here you can watch Jinggang Shan (999) next to Mischief Reef).