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Class overview | |
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Builders | Jiangnan Shipyard |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Type 051C |
Succeeded by | Type 052D |
Built | 2002–2015 |
In service | September 2005–present |
Planned | 6 |
Completed | 6 |
Active | 6 [1] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Guided-missile destroyer |
Displacement | 7,000 tons [2] |
Length | 155 m (508 ft 6 in) [2] |
Beam | 17 m (55 ft 9 in) [2] |
Draught | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) [2] |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) [2] |
Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 knots [2] |
Complement | 280 [2] |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | NRJ-6A [2] |
Armament | |
Aircraft carried | 1 helicopter ( Kamov Ka-28 or Harbin Z-9) [4] |
Aviation facilities |
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The Type 052C destroyer (NATO/ OSD Luyang II-class destroyer) is a class of guided-missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force (PLAN). The Type 052C introduced both fixed active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and vertically launched surface-to-air missiles into PLAN service, [6] making it the first Chinese warship with area air defence capability. [7]
The first two ships, Lanzhou and Haikou, were laid down at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai in 2002, and entered service in 2004 and 2005 respectively. [2] No further ships were laid down until 2010; [8] the pause may have been due to the relocation of the shipyard. [9] By 2019, six were operational. [1]
The Type 052C appears to share the same basic hull design as the Type 052B destroyer, which in turn is based on the Type 051B destroyer. Stealth features are incorporated. [2]
The Type 052C uses predominantly Chinese systems derived from earlier foreign technology; the preceding Type 052 and Type 052B destroyers used a mixture of Russian and Chinese systems. [9]
The Type 052C carries 48 H HQ-9 naval surface-to-air missiles (SAM), [2] each with a slant range of 110 nautical miles (200 km; 130 mi). [10] The SAMs are cold launched [11] from eight revolver-type vertical launchers, with six missiles per launcher. [8]
Eight YJ-62 anti-ship missiles are carried in two quad-canister launchers just forward of the hangar. [2] Each missile has a range of 250 nautical miles (460 km; 290 mi). [10]
The main gun is a 100 mm (4 in) PJ-87. The gun suffered from jamming and may have influenced the decision to adopt a different weapon for the Type 052D destroyer. [3] [12] The weapon has a rate of fire of 25 rounds per minute. [2]
Close-in defence is provided by two seven-barrel 30 mm (1.2 in) Type 730 CIWS, one mounted forward of the bridge and one atop the hangar. Each gun has a maximum rate of fire of 4200 rounds per minute. [2]
Two triple 324 mm (13 in) torpedo tubes are carried; these are copies or derivatives of the Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei B515/ILAS-3. [2] [13] This launcher may fire the Yu-7 ASW torpedo. [13]
The Type 052C is the first PLAN warship to mount [3] the G-band [2] Type 346 AESA radar. [6] The four phased array antennas are mounted on the taller forward superstructure. The Type 346 is used for air search, and provides fire control for the HHQ-9. [2] The combination of AESA radar and VLS SAMs produces a marked increase in anti-aircraft firepower over previous Chinese warships. [6]
A Kamov Ka-28 or Harbin Z-9 helicopter may operate from the rear hangar and flight deck. [4] The Ka-28 is equipped with a search radar and dipping sonar and can also employ sonobuoys, torpedoes, depth charges, or mines. [14] The Z-9 is a variant of the Airbus Helicopters AS365 Dauphin. The naval variant of the Z-9, the Z-9C, is equipped with the KLC-1 search radar, dipping sonar, and is typically armed with a single, lightweight torpedo. [15] Either helicopter significantly improves the anti-submarine capabilities of the Type 052C.
The Type 052C propulsion is in the combined diesel or gas (CODOG) arrangement, with two Ukrainian DA80 gas turbines and two [2] MTU 20V 956TB92 diesel engines. [3]
The DA80s had blade problems and may have contributed to the last two Type 052Cs sitting pierside at the shipyard for two years without being accepted by the PLAN. [3]
The MTU 20V 956TB92 engines were license-produced by Shaanxi Diesel Engine Works. [3]
Hull no. | Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Status |
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170 [1] | 兰州 / Lanzhou [1] | Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai [2] | 29 April 2003 [2] | 18 July 2004 [2] | South Sea Fleet [2] | Active [1] |
171 [1] | 海口 / Haikou [1] | Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai [2] | 30 October 2003 [2] | 20 July 2005 [2] | South Sea Fleet [2] | Active [1] |
150 [1] | 长春 / Changchun [1] | Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao [16] | 28 November 2010 [16] | 31 January 2013 [17] | East Sea Fleet [17] | Active [1] |
151 [1] | 郑州 / Zhengzhou [1] | Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao [16] | 20 July 2011 [16] | 26 December 2013 [16] | East Sea Fleet [16] | Active [1] |
152 [1] | 济南 / Jinan [1] | Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao [16] | 18 October 2011 [16] | 22 December 2014 [16] | East Sea Fleet [16] | Active [1] |
153 [1] | 西安 / Xi'an [1] | Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao [16] | 28 May 2012 [16] | 9 February 2015 [16] | East Sea Fleet [16] | Active [1] |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (November 2008) |
![]() Xi'an at Pearl Harbor in 2016
| |
Class overview | |
---|---|
Builders | Jiangnan Shipyard |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Type 051C |
Succeeded by | Type 052D |
Built | 2002–2015 |
In service | September 2005–present |
Planned | 6 |
Completed | 6 |
Active | 6 [1] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Guided-missile destroyer |
Displacement | 7,000 tons [2] |
Length | 155 m (508 ft 6 in) [2] |
Beam | 17 m (55 ft 9 in) [2] |
Draught | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) [2] |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) [2] |
Range | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 knots [2] |
Complement | 280 [2] |
Sensors and processing systems |
|
Electronic warfare & decoys | NRJ-6A [2] |
Armament | |
Aircraft carried | 1 helicopter ( Kamov Ka-28 or Harbin Z-9) [4] |
Aviation facilities |
|
The Type 052C destroyer (NATO/ OSD Luyang II-class destroyer) is a class of guided-missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force (PLAN). The Type 052C introduced both fixed active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and vertically launched surface-to-air missiles into PLAN service, [6] making it the first Chinese warship with area air defence capability. [7]
The first two ships, Lanzhou and Haikou, were laid down at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai in 2002, and entered service in 2004 and 2005 respectively. [2] No further ships were laid down until 2010; [8] the pause may have been due to the relocation of the shipyard. [9] By 2019, six were operational. [1]
The Type 052C appears to share the same basic hull design as the Type 052B destroyer, which in turn is based on the Type 051B destroyer. Stealth features are incorporated. [2]
The Type 052C uses predominantly Chinese systems derived from earlier foreign technology; the preceding Type 052 and Type 052B destroyers used a mixture of Russian and Chinese systems. [9]
The Type 052C carries 48 H HQ-9 naval surface-to-air missiles (SAM), [2] each with a slant range of 110 nautical miles (200 km; 130 mi). [10] The SAMs are cold launched [11] from eight revolver-type vertical launchers, with six missiles per launcher. [8]
Eight YJ-62 anti-ship missiles are carried in two quad-canister launchers just forward of the hangar. [2] Each missile has a range of 250 nautical miles (460 km; 290 mi). [10]
The main gun is a 100 mm (4 in) PJ-87. The gun suffered from jamming and may have influenced the decision to adopt a different weapon for the Type 052D destroyer. [3] [12] The weapon has a rate of fire of 25 rounds per minute. [2]
Close-in defence is provided by two seven-barrel 30 mm (1.2 in) Type 730 CIWS, one mounted forward of the bridge and one atop the hangar. Each gun has a maximum rate of fire of 4200 rounds per minute. [2]
Two triple 324 mm (13 in) torpedo tubes are carried; these are copies or derivatives of the Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei B515/ILAS-3. [2] [13] This launcher may fire the Yu-7 ASW torpedo. [13]
The Type 052C is the first PLAN warship to mount [3] the G-band [2] Type 346 AESA radar. [6] The four phased array antennas are mounted on the taller forward superstructure. The Type 346 is used for air search, and provides fire control for the HHQ-9. [2] The combination of AESA radar and VLS SAMs produces a marked increase in anti-aircraft firepower over previous Chinese warships. [6]
A Kamov Ka-28 or Harbin Z-9 helicopter may operate from the rear hangar and flight deck. [4] The Ka-28 is equipped with a search radar and dipping sonar and can also employ sonobuoys, torpedoes, depth charges, or mines. [14] The Z-9 is a variant of the Airbus Helicopters AS365 Dauphin. The naval variant of the Z-9, the Z-9C, is equipped with the KLC-1 search radar, dipping sonar, and is typically armed with a single, lightweight torpedo. [15] Either helicopter significantly improves the anti-submarine capabilities of the Type 052C.
The Type 052C propulsion is in the combined diesel or gas (CODOG) arrangement, with two Ukrainian DA80 gas turbines and two [2] MTU 20V 956TB92 diesel engines. [3]
The DA80s had blade problems and may have contributed to the last two Type 052Cs sitting pierside at the shipyard for two years without being accepted by the PLAN. [3]
The MTU 20V 956TB92 engines were license-produced by Shaanxi Diesel Engine Works. [3]
Hull no. | Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
170 [1] | 兰州 / Lanzhou [1] | Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai [2] | 29 April 2003 [2] | 18 July 2004 [2] | South Sea Fleet [2] | Active [1] |
171 [1] | 海口 / Haikou [1] | Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai [2] | 30 October 2003 [2] | 20 July 2005 [2] | South Sea Fleet [2] | Active [1] |
150 [1] | 长春 / Changchun [1] | Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao [16] | 28 November 2010 [16] | 31 January 2013 [17] | East Sea Fleet [17] | Active [1] |
151 [1] | 郑州 / Zhengzhou [1] | Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao [16] | 20 July 2011 [16] | 26 December 2013 [16] | East Sea Fleet [16] | Active [1] |
152 [1] | 济南 / Jinan [1] | Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao [16] | 18 October 2011 [16] | 22 December 2014 [16] | East Sea Fleet [16] | Active [1] |
153 [1] | 西安 / Xi'an [1] | Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao [16] | 28 May 2012 [16] | 9 February 2015 [16] | East Sea Fleet [16] | Active [1] |