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4 unusual facts about Type 074 medium landing ship


Type 074 medium landing ship

The primary improvement of Type 271III LCU over Type 271IID is that its propulsion system was German origin (MAN SE), and China license produced it to greatly increase the reliability and service life of engine.

To accommodate the larger size, a pair of more powerful version of Chinese license produced MAN SE 8L20/27 diesel engine have been installed, each with 1142 hp.

Design of Type 079 LSM took more than two year, lasting from 1971 to 1973, and construction begun in May 1974 at Guangzhou Shipyard International, and lunched on July 22, 1976.

Propulsion: 2 MAN AG diesel engines or its Chinese copy @ 4,900 hp with 2 shafts



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