Taiwan Navy Commissions Indigenous ‘Yushan’ Touchdown Platform Dock

The Taiwanese Navy has formally launched its new domestically-made touchdown platform dock, the “Yushan.”

A personal commissioning ceremony was held Monday, with protection and navy personnel led by commander Tang Hua in attendance.

In accordance with Tang, the Yushan is a brand new kind of amphibious fight ship explicitly designed to fulfill the evolving operational wants of the Taiwanese Navy.

It may transport amphibious automobiles and different touchdown craft from one shore to a different.

“The 2 branches of the navy will collectively assume the accountability of defending the Taiwan Strait, and collectively will type a maritime protection pressure,” he stated. “The officers aboard the Yushan are to cooperate intently with the Marine Corps.”

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Named after the best peak in Taiwan, the Yushan represents the navy’s willpower to all the time stand on the frontline and defend the nation.

The ship is 153 meters (501 toes) lengthy and 23 meters (75 toes) broad and has a most displacement of 10,600 tons.

It may journey at greater than 20 knots (37 kilometers/23 miles per hour).

Moreover, the Yushan has a loading dock at its stern that may carry as much as 600 navy personnel and lots of armored automobiles.

It can be outfitted with computerized cannons and anti-aircraft missiles.

The touchdown platform dock will substitute the Hsu Hai dock touchdown ship, which entered service in 1999.