PLAN Photos & Videos

Jeff Head · Apr 22, 2013

asif iqbal said:
Can some one identify the lead ship in this last picture?

Yes, that is a PLAN Type 072 III LST Amphibious Ship.

Here's another angle:

...and another view of the class:

Same type of ship trailing the Type 071 LPD in the picture I posted. They are very decent, modern, LST designs...they have bow doors that open to allow amphibious tanks, IFVs, APCs, etc. to disembark near the beach.

The displace about 6,800 tons.

joshuatree · Apr 22, 2013

asif iqbal said:
Can some one identify the lead ship in this last picture?

Jeff Head said:
Yes, that is a PLAN Type 072 III LST Amphibious Ship.

Here's another angle:

...and another view of the class:

Same type of ship trailing the Type 071 LPD in the picture I posted. They are very decent, modern, LST designs...they have bow doors that open to allow amphibious tanks, IFVs, APCs, etc. to disembark near the beach.

The displace about 6,800 tons.

It looks to be a type 904, pennant 884 Jingpohu. Noticed it doesn't have that opening at the base of the bridge and it has a set of two life rafts on either side behind the bridge. The Type 72 IIIs don't seem to have that config. Here's a pic of that ship from a different angle and some info on the Type 904.

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joshuatree · Apr 22, 2013

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Too bad it's either not a priority or within budget or both; but just swapping out the 100mm gun with a FL-3000N at the rear would greatly enhance the defensive capabilities on the 053H1Gs.

asif iqbal · Apr 22, 2013

Jeff Head said:
Yes, that is a PLAN Type 072 III LST Amphibious Ship.

Here's another angle:

...and another view of the class:

Same type of ship trailing the Type 071 LPD in the picture I posted. They are very decent, modern, LST designs...they have bow doors that open to allow amphibious tanks, IFVs, APCs, etc. to disembark near the beach.

The displace about 6,800 tons.

thanks Jeff but i think joshuatree is correct, that is infact a Type 904 cargo ship and not a Type 072 III LST, it looks similar to the Type 072s but i didnt see it as those LSTs thats why i wondered what it was

escobar · May 3, 2013

Ship-borne helicopters of the aviation force under the North Sea Fleet carried out the collaborative anti-submarine drills in the Yellow Sea

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asif iqbal · May 28, 2013

112 and San Marco, NATO TF 508

popeye sez..excuse me.. That's the Italian LPD San Marco L9893.

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escobar · May 31, 2013

A military plane Thursday crashed into the sea off China's eastern Shandong province. The accident occurred around 10 a.m. when the seaplane from the Beihai Fleet was conducting a flight drill above Jiaozhou...

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bd popeye · Jun 1, 2013

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ZHANJIANG, China (May 31, 2013) Adm. Cecil Haney, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, and Vice Adm. Jiang Weilie, commander of People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's South Sea Fleet (SSF), share a light moment before a demonstration of the PLA SSF Marine Corps 1st Brigade. Haney visited Zhanjiang as part of a wider introductory visit to China to meet with PLA officials to discuss issues of mutual concern and identify areas of further cooperation and coincides with a port visit by the guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class N. Ross Taylor/Released)

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ZHANJIANG, China (May 31, 2013) Adm. Cecil Haney, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, receives a briefing on capabilities and equipment at the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's South Sea Fleet (SSF) Marine Corps 1st Brigade headquarters.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class N. Ross Taylor/Released)

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ZHANJIANG, China (May 30, 2013) Capt. James T. Jones, commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), right, presents a gift to Vice Adm. Jiang Weilie, commander of People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's South Sea Fleet (SSF), at an office call at the SSF Headquarters. Shiloh is in Zhanjiang for a port visit and cultural exchange to promote peace and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class N. Ross Taylor/Released)

bd popeye · Aug 20, 2013

The PLAN may be coming your way soon! I bless them with fair winds and following seas!

China's Shandong Province, Aug. 19, 2013. A fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, consisting of the missile destroyer Qingdao, missile frigate Linyi and supply ship Hongzehu, set off from a military port in Qingdao City on Tuesday to visit the United States, Australia and New Zealand. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)

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kwaigonegin · Aug 20, 2013

bd popeye said:
The PLAN may be coming your way soon! I bless them with fair winds and following seas!

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If PLAN ever brings the Liaoning, 052Ds and 055s stateside sometime in the future I may just take a vacation over to 32nd street base and have a looksee. It's been a while since I've been to the west coast anyway.

PLAN Photos & Videos

Jeff Head

General

joshuatree

Captain

joshuatree

Captain

asif iqbal

Lieutenant General

escobar

Brigadier

asif iqbal

Lieutenant General

escobar

Brigadier

bd popeye

The Last Jedi

bd popeye

The Last Jedi

kwaigonegin

Colonel