{
  "id": "type-079",
  "name": "Type 079 Class (Yulian Class)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Landing ship medium",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1972,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The origin of Type 79 series LSM dates back in the 1970s, when North Vietnam asked China to produce a landing ship capable of carrying around 200 tons of cargo with maximum speed of 12 kts, but more importantly, the manufacturing technique had to be simply so that it must be able to be built quickly in large numbers.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 36,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-079"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 60.3,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-079"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 10,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-079"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "2.36m",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-079"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Displacement (standard)",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "730 Tons",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-079"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 833,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-079"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (full load)"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "2 x 6300",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-079"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Engine power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "4,900 total bhp; 2 shafts",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-079"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 1852,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-079"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "1000 nm @ 18.5 km/h (10 kt)"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 22.2,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-079"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Endurance",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "7 days",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-079"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Navigation Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 Type 756 navigation radar",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-079"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Active Protection System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Anti-Aircraft Gun and 14.5mm Machine Guns",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-079"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Water Washdown System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-079"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Type 61",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-079"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Type 61",
      "role": "Anti-Aircraft Gun",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-079"
      ],
      "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-079.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-type-079": {
      "title": "Type 079 Class (Yulian 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_079_Class_Yulian_Class_Chinese_Landing_Ship_Medium",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}