The first of China’s new Type 075 landing helicopter dock (LHD) appears to have recently embarked on a second round of sea trials—this time in the South China Sea. The amphibious assault vessel left Hudong–Zhonghua Shipyard in early October and remained in the Shanghai area for nearly three weeks before sailing south. Toward the end of October, the Type 075 arrived some 1,250 nautical miles away, near China’s southern coast. Satellite imagery captured the Type 075 in the waters near Wuchuan on November 3 and moored at Yulin Naval Base on November 12. Subsequent imagery from November 17 showed the Type 075 had been joined by a support group of at least five vessels.
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