Yimeng Shan (988) is a Type 071 amphibious transport dock of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
It can be used as the mother ship of the air-cushioned landing craft to transport soldiers, infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), main battle tanks, etc.
The well deck houses up to four Type 726 air-cushioned landing craft,[2] which can transfer vehicles or marines to the shore at high speed.
[4] the Type 071 may also conduct and support humanitarian, disaster relief, and counterpiracy missions, in addition to amphibious assaults.
[3] She was launched on 22 January 2015 at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai and commissioned on 1 February 2016 into the East Sea Fleet.