The Type 052D destroyer (NATO/OSD Luyang III-class destroyer)[15] is a class of guided-missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. The Type 052D is a larger variant of the Type 052C; the Type 052D uses a canister-type, instead of revolver-type, vertical launching system (VLS)[13] and has flat-panelled active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.[12] The new VLS is not limited to surface-to-air missiles, making the Type 052D China's first dedicated multi-role destroyer.[13]
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Class overview | |
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Name | Type 052D destroyer |
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Preceded by | Type 052C |
Built | February 2012–present [1] |
In service | March 2014–present[2] |
Building | 6 (August 2022)[3] |
Active | 25 (August 2022)[3] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Guided-missile destroyer |
Displacement | 7,500 tons (full load)[4] |
Length | |
Beam | 17 m (55 ft 9 in)[4] |
Draught | 6 m (19 ft 8 in)[4] |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[4] |
Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)[4] |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys | |
Armament | |
Aircraft carried | Helicopter[5] |
Aviation facilities |
Chinese media informally calls the Type 052D the Chinese Aegis, portraying it as a peer of contemporary United States Navy ships equipped with the Aegis Combat System.[17] The appearance of the Type 052D, with flat-panelled radar and canister-based VLS, has encouraged this informal use.[12]
The Type 052D is equipped with Type 346A[7] AESA and Type 518 L-band radar.[8]
The Type 052D is also equipped with both variable depth (VDS) and linear towed array sonar. The VDS is deployed through a hinged opening in the transom by a hydraulic lifting mechanism. The VDS body is a streamlined fairing fitted with Y-shaped hydrodynamic vanes for towing stability.[10]
The Type 052D is the first Chinese surface combatant to use canister-based universal VLS, as opposed to the concentric type VLS carried aboard earlier vessels. 64 cells are carried; 32 forward and 32 aft.[13] The VLS is reportedly an implementation of the GJB 5860-2006 standard.[14] The VLS may fire the extended-range variant of the HHQ-9 surface-to-air missile, YJ-18 anti-ship cruise missiles,[15] and CY-5 anti-submarine missiles.[10]
The main gun is a 130 mm weapon.[12]
Early units were completed with 7-barrelled Type 730 close-in weapon system (CIWS). This was replaced in later units by the larger 11-barrelled Type 1130 CIWS.[16]
The Type 052D may be using the joint service integrated datalink system (JSIDLS) and naval common tactical data link (NCTDL). JSIDLS is equivalent to Link 16 and was certified in June 2012. NCTDL is a next-generation two-way encrypted data link with support for electro-optic and laser pod UAVs; it replaces the older HN-900.[18]
The powerplant is a combined diesel or gas (CODOG) system with two 28-megawatt (38,000 hp)[6] QC-280 gas turbines[4] and two 6 MW (8,000 hp) MTU 20V 956TB92 diesel engines.[6]
The machinery drives two shafts for a maximum speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).[4]
A stretched variant, commonly and unofficially referred to as Type 052DL, has a flight deck extended by four metres (13 ft 1 in),[19] and an "anti-stealth radar".[20] The extended flight deck is likely intended for the Harbin Z-20 helicopter.[19]
The variant was in production by 2018.[5]
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Pennant no. | Name | Namesake | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Status |
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172[21] | 昆明 / Kunming[21] | Provincial capital of Yunnan, Kunming | Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd.[21] | 21 March 2014[2] | South Sea Fleet[2] | Active[2] | |
173[21] | 长沙 / Changsha[21] | Provincial capital of Hunan, Changsha | Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd.[21] | 12 August 2015[2] | South Sea Fleet[2] | Active[2] | |
174[2] | 合肥 / Hefei[2] | Provincial capital of Anhui, Hefei | 12 December 2015[2] | South Sea Fleet[2] | Active[2] | ||
175[22] | 银川 / Yinchuan[22] | Regional capital of Ningxia, Yinchuan | 12 July 2016[22] | South Sea Fleet[22] | Active[22] | ||
117[23] | 西宁 / Xining[23] | Provincial capital of Qinghai, Xining | 22 January 2017[23] | North Sea Fleet[23] | Active[23] | ||
154[24] | 厦门 / Xiamen[24] | City of Xiamen | 10 June 2017[24] | East Sea Fleet[24] | Active[24] | ||
118[25] | 乌鲁木齐 / Ürümqi[25] | Regional capital of Xinjiang, Ürümqi | Active[25] | ||||
119[26] | 贵阳 / Guiyang[26] | Provincial capital of Guizhou, Guiyang | Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company[26] | November 2015[26] | 22 February 2019[26] | North Sea Fleet[26] | Active[26] |
155[25] | 南京 / Nanjing[25] | Provincial capital of Jiangsu, Nanjing | 2015[27][better source needed] | 2017[27][better source needed] | Active[27][better source needed] | ||
161[25] | 呼和浩特 / Hohhot[25] | Regional capital of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot | 12 January 2019[28] | Active[28][better source needed] | |||
131[25] | 太原 / Taiyuan[25] | Provincial capital of Shanxi, Taiyuan | Active[29] | ||||
120[25] | 成都 / Chengdu[25] | Provincial capital of Sichuan, Chengdu | November 2019[30] | North Sea Fleet[30] | Active[30] | ||
121[25] | 齐齐哈尔 / Qiqihar[25] | City of Qiqihar | Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company[31] | 26 June 2017[31] | North Sea Fleet[32] | Active[32] | |
Shaoxing[33] | Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China | Active[33] | |||||
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156[34] | 淄博 / Zibo[34] | City of Zibo | Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd.[5] | July 2018[5] | 14 January 2020[35] | East Sea Fleet[35] | Active[34] |
122[32] | 唐山 / Tangshan[32] | City of Tangshan | 14 August 2020[36][better source needed] | North Sea Fleet[32] | Active | ||
132[34] | 苏州 / Suzhou[19] | City of Suzhou | 2021[37] | East Sea Fleet[34] | Active[37] | ||
123[19] | 淮南 / Huainan[19] | City of Huainan | 2021[37] | North Sea Fleet[19] | Active[19] | ||
162[37] | 南宁 / Nanning[37] | Regional capital of Guangxi, Nanning | April 2021[37] | South Sea Fleet[37] | Active[37] | ||
165 | 湛江/Zhanjiang[38] | City of Zhanjiang | March 2022 | Active | |||
163 | 焦作/Jiaozuo[38] | City of Jiaozuo | March 2022 | Active | |||
133[39] | 包头 / Baotou[39] | City of Baotou | May 2022[39] | Active[39] |
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