[1] The class has a draught of 6.1 m (20 ft), maximum speed of 22.1 knots (40.9 km/h) and range of 7,000 mi (11,000 km).

[5][6] The class is intended to fill both military and humanitarian roles,[7] as a command ship for amphibious operations, a mothership for the ROCN's small landing boats, and a general logistics transport capable of supplying islands without harbor facilities.

[8] The Yushan class is intended to maintain the inventory of the ROCN's land platform docks at two ships.

The lead ship of the class will fill the void left by the retirement of the ROCS Chung Cheng (formerly USS Comstock), while a planned second ship will replace the ROCS Hsu Hai (formerly USS Pensacola), which served in the Republic of China Navy since 1999.

President Tsai described the vessel as a “milestone” on Taiwan’s journey to naval shipbuilding self-sufficiency.