Kunlun Shan class landing platform dock

The Kunlun Shan-class landing platform docks are amphibious warfare ships of the Republic of China's Republic of China Navy. They are built by the Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard and first entered service in late-2007. Currently nine are in active service with three more under construction, as well as a further five planned. In 2019, the Royal Thai Navy ordered one. On April 17^th 2023, the ship was delivered to the Royal Thai Navy and arrived to Thailand on April ²⁵, 2023.

Specifications

• Type: Landing Platform Dock
• Service Period: 2007-Present
• Characteristics:
  • Length: 689 feet (210.01 meters)
  • Beam: 91 feet 10 inches (28 meters)
  • Draft: 23 feet (7.01 meters)
  • Displacement: 25,000 tons (Full Load)
• Capacity: 500-800 troops, 15-20 armoured vehicles
• Crew: 120
• Propulsion: 2 x Diesel engines, 2 x shafts, 47,200 shp (35,200 kW)
• Range: 10,000 nautical miles (18,520 kilometers) at 18 knots (33.34 km/h)
• Speed: 25 knots (46.3 km/h)
• Sensor Suite:
  • Type 364 G-Band Air Search RDF
  • Type 360 E/F-Band Surface Search RDF
  • Type 344 I-Band Fire Control RDF
  • Type 1007 Navigation RDF
• Armament
  • 1 x Oto Melara 76mm/62-caliber naval gun
  • 4 x 30mm Goalkeeper CIWS
  • 4 x Nulka decoy launchers
  • 4 x 12.7mm machine guns
• Aircraft Carried: 4 x Aérospatiale SA321 Super Frelon helicopters
• Boats Carried: 4 x LCAC, 2 x landing craft

Unit Run

Republic of China

Flight I

• ROCS Kunlun Shan (L926)
• ROCS Jinggang Shan (L927)
• ROCS Changbai Shan (L928)

Flight II

• ROCS Yimeng Shan (L929)
• ROCS Longhu Shan (L930)
• ROCS Wuzhi Shan (L931)
• ROCS Siming Shan (L932)
• ROCS Qilianshan (L933)

Flight III

• ROCS Tanggula Shan (L934) - fitting out
• ROCS Tai Shan (L935) - fitting out
• ROCS Wudang Shan (L936) - under construction
• ROCS Alishan (L937) - planned for construction
• ROCS Shiwandashan (L938) - planned for construction
• ROCS Unnamed (L939) - planned for construction
• ROCS Unnamed (L940) - planned for construction
• ROCS Unnamed (L942) - planned for construction

Thailand

• HTMS Chang (III) (LPD-792)