Type 272 icebreaker is the third generation icebreaker indigenously developed by China for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) to replace its predecessor Type 210 icebreaker, and Type 272 has received NATO reporting name Yanrao class.^[1][2][3]

Class overview
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by	Type 210 icebreaker
Built	2013–2016
In service	2016–Present
Completed	2
Active	2
General characteristics
Type	Icebreaker
Displacement	4,860 tonnes (4,780 long tons; 5,360 short tons)
Length	103.1 m (338 ft 3 in)
Beam	18.4 m (60 ft 4 in)
Installed power	Diesel engines
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km)

Type 272 icebreaker is the improvement over earlier Type 210 icebreaker and it is larger than its predecessor.^[4] The pennant number of the first unit of Type 272 consists of two Chinese character Hai-bing (海冰, meaning Sea Ice in Chinese), followed by a three digit number, and this pennant number is the same pennant number used by a first generation Chinese icebreaker Type 071 that retired in June 2013, five months before the start of the construction of the first unit of this first unit of Type 272 icebreaker in November 2013.^[4] Type 272 has more advanced design features in comparison to earlier Chinese icebreakers, such as the incorporation of multifunction displays,^[4] and it can withstand wind scale of 12 when sailing.^[4] Type 272 is capable of carrying a large helicopter of Changhe Z-8 class,^[5] and the second unit is built by PLAN Plant No. 4180, which is also commonly known as Southern Liaoning Shipyard (辽南造船厂).^[5]