Guangzhou (168) in Cádiz in 2007
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Class overview | |
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Builders | Jiangnan Shipyard |
Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Type 051C |
Built | 2001–2004 |
In service | July 2004–present |
Planned | 2 |
Completed | 2 |
Active | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Guided-missile destroyer |
Displacement | 7,000 tons [1] |
Length | 155 m (509 ft) [1] |
Beam | 17 m (56 ft) [1] |
Draught | 6 m (20 ft) [1] |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) [1] |
Range | 4500 nm at 14 kn [1] |
Complement | 280 [1] |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys | |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 helicopter: Harbin Z-9 or Kamov Ka-28 [1] |
Aviation facilities | Flight deck and hangar [1] |
The Type 052B (NATO/ OSD Luyang I-class destroyer [5]) is a class of guided-missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force (PLAN). The Type 052B was China's first modern destroyer design [6] [7] and the first Chinese design to incorporate true medium-range air defence capability in the form of Russian Shtil-1 (improved navalized Buk, NATO designation SA-N-12) surface-to-air missiles (SAM). [8]
Two ships - Guangzhou and Wuhan - were begun in 2001 and commissioned in July and December 2004 respectively. [1] [9]
In the early 2000's, China pursued multiple - and sometimes concurrent - programmes to acquire modern destroyers, purchasing Sovremennys from Russia and constructing the Type 052B, Type 051C, and Type 052C. [10] These ships also represented steps to develop adequate air defense capabilities by adopting Russian air defense technology.; [11] the 25-km range Uragan (navalized Buk, NATO designation SA-N-7) on the Sovremenny; the 35-km range Shtil-1 on the Type 052B; long-range area air defense with the 150-km range Rif-M (navalized S-300, NATO designation SA-N-20) on the Type 051C; [8] and finally the Chinese 100-km range HHQ-9 (S-300 derivative) on the Type 052D. [12]
The Type 052B's air defence capabilities were obsolete upon entering service when compared to contemporary American and Japanese designs. [13] Nonetheless it represented a considerable general improvement over previous Chinese warships [6] and was the precursor to later Chinese air warfare destroyers. [6] [13]
The hull is based on the Type 051B destroyer with added stealth features. [1]
Number | Pennant number | Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Status |
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1 | 168 | 广州 / Guangzhou | Jiangnan | 25 May 2002 [9] | 15 July 2004 [9] | South Sea Fleet | Active |
2 | 169 | 武汉 / Wuhan | 9 September 2002 [9] | December 2004 [9] | Active |
Guangzhou (168) in Cádiz in 2007
| |
Class overview | |
---|---|
Builders | Jiangnan Shipyard |
Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Type 051C |
Built | 2001–2004 |
In service | July 2004–present |
Planned | 2 |
Completed | 2 |
Active | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Guided-missile destroyer |
Displacement | 7,000 tons [1] |
Length | 155 m (509 ft) [1] |
Beam | 17 m (56 ft) [1] |
Draught | 6 m (20 ft) [1] |
Propulsion |
|
Speed | 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph) [1] |
Range | 4500 nm at 14 kn [1] |
Complement | 280 [1] |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys | |
Armament |
|
Aircraft carried | 1 helicopter: Harbin Z-9 or Kamov Ka-28 [1] |
Aviation facilities | Flight deck and hangar [1] |
The Type 052B (NATO/ OSD Luyang I-class destroyer [5]) is a class of guided-missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force (PLAN). The Type 052B was China's first modern destroyer design [6] [7] and the first Chinese design to incorporate true medium-range air defence capability in the form of Russian Shtil-1 (improved navalized Buk, NATO designation SA-N-12) surface-to-air missiles (SAM). [8]
Two ships - Guangzhou and Wuhan - were begun in 2001 and commissioned in July and December 2004 respectively. [1] [9]
In the early 2000's, China pursued multiple - and sometimes concurrent - programmes to acquire modern destroyers, purchasing Sovremennys from Russia and constructing the Type 052B, Type 051C, and Type 052C. [10] These ships also represented steps to develop adequate air defense capabilities by adopting Russian air defense technology.; [11] the 25-km range Uragan (navalized Buk, NATO designation SA-N-7) on the Sovremenny; the 35-km range Shtil-1 on the Type 052B; long-range area air defense with the 150-km range Rif-M (navalized S-300, NATO designation SA-N-20) on the Type 051C; [8] and finally the Chinese 100-km range HHQ-9 (S-300 derivative) on the Type 052D. [12]
The Type 052B's air defence capabilities were obsolete upon entering service when compared to contemporary American and Japanese designs. [13] Nonetheless it represented a considerable general improvement over previous Chinese warships [6] and was the precursor to later Chinese air warfare destroyers. [6] [13]
The hull is based on the Type 051B destroyer with added stealth features. [1]
Number | Pennant number | Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 168 | 广州 / Guangzhou | Jiangnan | 25 May 2002 [9] | 15 July 2004 [9] | South Sea Fleet | Active |
2 | 169 | 武汉 / Wuhan | 9 September 2002 [9] | December 2004 [9] | Active |