{
  "id": "type-068",
  "name": "Type 068 Class (Yuchin Class)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Landing craft mechanized",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1962,
  "operators": [
    "CHN",
    "TZA"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The Yuch'in class landing craft, mechanized entered the People's Liberation Army Navy service from 1962–1972 and consists of two types, the Type 068 and Type 069, one of steel construction, the other of aluminum. Type 068 / 069 landing craft comes from a long series of landing craft originated in the mid-1950s.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 12,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-068"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 24.8,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-068"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 5.2,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-068"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "1.3m",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-068"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 58,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-068"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (full load)"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "2 × Type 12V 150C",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-068"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Engine power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "600 hp (447 kW), 2 shafts",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-068"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 833,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-068"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "450 nmi (830 km) at 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 11.5,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-068"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Navigation Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Retrofitted with a navigational radar",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-068"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Active Protection System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "2 x 14.5mm Machine Guns",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-068"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Water Washdown System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-068"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Type 363/363A/55 landing craft:",
      "text": "The origin of Type 068/069 landing craft dates back in 1955, when China decided to produce its own version of landing craft, after the successful production of Soviet T-4 class landing craft.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-068"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 066/066K/066A landing craft",
      "text": "In 1959, to meet urgent need of Fujian Military District to supply coastal islands, PLAN issued requirement to improve Type 55 landing craft.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-068"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 068/069 landing craft",
      "text": "Type 068/069 landing craft is the natural development of earlier Type 066 landing craft. PLAN needs a scaled-down version of Type 067 landing craft utility, and Type 066 is developed into Type 068/069 to be used in conjunction with Type 067 landing craft.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-068"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "destroyer",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/type-068.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-type-068": {
      "title": "Type 068 Class (Yuchin Class) Chinese Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Type_068_Class_Yuchin_Class_Chinese_Landing_Craft_Mechanized",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}