The Chinese navy already has two aircraft carriers and two helicopter carriers. Yesterday, January 3, the portal navyrecognition.com He reported that the PLA Navy held an official ceremony of commissioning the LHD Guangxi ship of the Type 075 project.
LHD Guangxi was launched in April 2020 and began sea trials in December 2020. The first ship of the Type 075 project, named Hainan, was put into service in April last year. The third Chinese helicopter carrier has been undergoing tests since November last year.
The ship LHD Guangxi project Type 075
Image source: navalnews.com
According to various sources, the length of the Type 075 project ships ranges from 235 to 250 m, and their displacement reaches 36,000 tons. In terms of dimensions, Chinese landing ships are similar to American UDC types Wasp and America and can carry up to 28 helicopters each. For their own protection, the ships of the Type 075 project are presumably armed with 30-mm H/PJ-11 artillery complexes and HHQ-10 anti-aircraft missiles.
