Th? R???l Th?i N?v? (RTN) h?s c?n?i?m?? th?t th? HTMS Ch?n?, ? T??? 071E ?m?hi?i??s t??ns???t ??ck ?? l?n?in? ?l?t???m ??ck, is sch???l?? t? ???iv? in Th?il?n? ?n A??il 27, h?vin? c?m?l?t?? c?nst??cti?n ?n? t?i?l ??ns in Chin?. C??t Ch?ki?t Th???l?i, Ch?i?m?n ?? E??i?m?nt Ins??cti?n ??? th? R???l Th?i N?v?’s T?n???s P??c???m?nt c?mmitt??, ??c?ntl? si?n?? ? ??liv??? c??ti?ic?t? ??? th? HTMS Ch?n? with Sh?n?h?i-??s?? shi????? H???n?-Zh?n?h??. Th? HTMS Ch?n? – n?m?? ??t?? th? isl?n? in T??t ???vinc? – will ?? ?s?? t? ?ssist th? HTMS An? Th?n? ?ntil c?nst??cti?n ?? ? S26T s??m??in? is c?m?l?t??, ??t?? which it will ?? ?s?? t? s?????t th? s??m??in? missi?n.
Th? HTMS Ch?n? will ?????t Sh?n?h?i ?n A??il 17 ?n? is sch???l?? t? ???iv? ?t S?tt?hi? N?v?l B?s? 10 ???s l?t??. Th? shi? w?s ??i?in?ll? ???ch?s?? ?s ???t ?? th? N?v?’s 20-???? ?l?n t? c?mmissi?n ???? l???? ?m?hi?i??s v?ss?ls ??? v??i??s ?????ti?ns ?? 2036. In S??t?m??? 2019, th? R???l Th?i N?v? h?s si?n?? ? c?nt??ct with Chin? ??? th? ?c??isiti?n ?? ? T??? 071E ??si?n (Y?zh??-cl?ss) l?n?in? ?l?t???m ??ck (LPD) shi?. Th? ?????m?nt, ink?? with st?t?-?wn?? Chin? Shi???il?in? In??st?? C??????ti?n (CSIC,) inv?lv?? th? ??liv??? ?? ?n ?m?hi?i??s t??ns???t v?ss?l ??? th? R???l Th?i N?v?. (Ph?t? ?? Chin?mil).
Th? T??? 071E is th? ?x???t v??i?nt ?? th? Y?zh?? cl?ss (T??? 071) ?m?hi?i??s t??ns???t ??ck ?l????? ?????tin? with Chin?’s P???l?’s Li????ti?n A?m? N?v?. Th? PLAN ?i?l?s six s?ch v?ss?ls, with tw? m??? c????ntl? ?n??? c?nst??cti?n. Th? T??? 071 (NATO ?????tin? n?m?: Y?zh??) is ? cl?ss ?? Chin?s? ?m?hi?i??s t??ns???t ??ck shi?s in s??vic? with th? P???l?’s Li????ti?n A?m? N?v? (PLAN). Th? T??? 071 ???vi??s th? PLAN with c????iliti?s ?n? ?l?xi?ilit? n?t ???n? in its ???vi??s l?n?in? shi?s. Th? T??? 071 m?? ?????t? ?s th? ?l??shi? ?? ? t?sk ???c?. Th? T??? 071 m?? ?ls? c?n??ct ?n? s?????t h?m?nit??i?n, ?is?st?? ??li??, ?n? c??nt???i??c? missi?ns, in ???iti?n t? ?m?hi?i??s ?ss??lts.
Th? T??? 071 w??l? c?st ? thi?? ?? th? simil?? US-??ilt S?n Ant?ni?-cl?ss LPD. Th? ?m?hi?i??s w?????? shi? ???t???s ? v?hicl? ??ck, w?ll-??ck, l?n?in? ??ck ?n? ? h?n???.It c?n c???? ? c?m?in?ti?n ?? m??in?s, v?hicl?s, l?n?in? c???t ?n? h?lic??t??s. Th? st??n h?lic??t?? ??ck ?????s tw? l?n?in? s??ts ??? s?????tin? th? ?????ti?ns ?? tw? m??i?m t??ns???t h?lic??t??s. Th? shi? m?? ?m???k 600 t? 800 t????s. Th? v?ss?l c?n ?ls? c???? l?n?in? c???t ?n ???t / st??????? ??vits. Th? st??n ??m?, tw? si?? ????s ?n? ??m?s ?ll?w ???i? l???in? ?? th? v?hicl?s ?n? ???i?m?nt. Th? shi? is ??m?? with ?n? 76 mm ??n ?n? ???? 30 mm cl?s?-in w????n s?st?ms.