Fourth Chinese Navy Type 071 LPD launched at Shanghai Shipyard.

According to Chinese newspaper "Huantsyu shibao", Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai (part of the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group Corporation, a state owned corporation) held a launch for the fourth Type 071 class LPD. The launch was timed to happen on the Chinese New Year (January 23rd).

The name and hull number of the new ship are not known yet.

The head of Type 071 class, Kunlun Shan (hull number 998), was launched in December 2006 and commissioned in November 2007. The second vessel of the class, Jinggang Shan (hull number 999), was launched in November 2010 and commissioned in October 2011. The third Type 071 LPD was launched in September 2011 (name and hull number unknown).

The fact that one vessel was launched in September and another so close thereafter in January may indicate that Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard was able to streamline Type 071 production and is getting more efficient at large and complex vessels construction.