{
  "id": "type-074a",
  "name": "Type 074A Class (Yubei Class)",
  "aliases": [
    "Type 074 Class",
    "Yuhai Class"
  ],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Landing ship medium",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1997,
  "operators": [
    "CHN",
    "LKA"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The Type 074A landing ship medium with NATO reporting name Yubei class is a new member of Type 74 series LSM, it is unique in that it is catamaran hull design. More than ten are in service by mid 2015, and this ship is the first LSM in PLAN to incorporate infrared stealth feature in that the exhaust is near waterline.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 56,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-074a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 58.4,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-074a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 10.4,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-074a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "2.70 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-074a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 800,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-074a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (full load)"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "2 M.A.N. type 8L 20/27",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-074a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Engine power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "4,900 total bhp; 2 shafts",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-074a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 1852,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-074a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "1,000 nm at 22.2 km/h (12 kts)"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 30,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-074a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Navigation Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 Type 756 navigation radar",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-074a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Active Protection System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Anti-Aircraft Gun and 14.5mm Machine Guns",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-074a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Water Washdown System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-074a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Type 61",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-074a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Type 61",
      "role": "Anti-Aircraft Gun",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-074a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Anti-Aircraft Gun",
        "Caliber": "25mm",
        "Rate of fire": "Compact: 800~900 round/min"
      },
      "range_km": 3,
      "qty": "1 x Type 61 Twin 25mm Anti-Aircraft Gun"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [],
  "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-074a.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-type-074a": {
      "title": "Type 074A Class (Yubei Class) Chinese Landing Ship Medium (LSM)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Type_074A_Class_Yubei_Class_Chinese_Landing_Ship_Medium",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}