Class of guided missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy
Guiyang (119) in the East China Sea
Class overview
Name Type 052D destroyer
Builders
Operators People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by Type 052C
Built February 2012–present
In service March 2014–present
Building 6 (August 2022)
Active 25 (August 2022)
General characteristics
Type Guided-missile destroyer
Displacement 7,500 tons (full load)
Length
Initial variant: 156 m (511 ft 10 in) - 157 m (515 ft 1 in)
Extended flight deck variant: 161 m (528 ft 3 in)
Beam 17 m (55 ft 9 in) - 18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Draught 6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Propulsion
Speed 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Sensors and processing systems
Type 346A multifunction 3D AESA radar
Type 518 air search radar
Type 364 altitude and surface search radar
Type 366 surface search and anti-ship fire control radar
Type 349A main gun fire control radar
Type 760 navigation radar
Variable depth sonar
Towed array sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys
2 × H/RJZ-726 electronic countermeasure system
4 × Type 726-4A decoy launchers (18 rockets each)
Armament
Aircraft carried Helicopter
Aviation facilities
The Type 052D destroyer (NATO/OSD Luyang III-class destroyer ) 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) and has flat-paneled active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar . The new VLS is not limited to surface-to-air missiles , making the Type 052D China's first dedicated multi-role destroyer.
Etymology
The Type 052Ds are fitted with the four-panel Type 346A (NATO reporting name: Dragon Eye) active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system. 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 . The appearance of the Type 052D, with flat-panelled radar and canister-based VLS, has encouraged this informal use.
Design
Sensors
The Type 052D is equipped with Type 346A AESA and Type 518 L-band radar.
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.
Armament
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. The VLS is reportedly an implementation of the GJB 5860-2006 standard. The VLS may fire the extended-range variant of the HHQ-9 surface-to-air missile, YJ-18 anti-ship cruise missiles, and CY-5 anti-submarine missiles.
The main gun is a 130 mm weapon.
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.
Data links
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.
Propulsion
The powerplant is a combined diesel or gas (CODOG) system with two 28-megawatt (38,000 hp ) QC-280 gas turbines and two 6 MW (8,000 hp) MTU 20V 956TB92 diesel engines .
The machinery drives two shafts for a maximum speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).
Stretched variant
A stretched variant, commonly and unofficially referred to as Type 052DL , has a flight deck extended by four metres (13 ft 1 in), and an "anti-stealth radar". The extended flight deck is likely intended for the Harbin Z-20 helicopter.
The variant was under construction by 2016, with the first unit (Zibo ) launched in 2018 and commissioned in 2020. Construction of further units to this design are continuing at the rate of three or four vessels per year.
Ships of class
The first three batches of the 052D Class totalled 30 ships. The fourth batch of 10 ships is currently under construction.
Pennant no.
Name
Namesake
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Fleet
Status
Type 052D
172
昆明 / Kunming
Provincial capital of Yunnan , Kunming
Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd. , Changxingdao
28 August 2012
21 March 2014
South Sea Fleet
Active
173
长沙 / Changsha
Provincial capital of Hunan , Changsha
Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao
18 December 2012
12 August 2015
South Sea Fleet
Active
174
合肥 / Hefei
Provincial capital of Anhui , Hefei
Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao
1 March 2013
12 December 2015
South Sea Fleet
Active
175
银川 / Yinchuan
Regional capital of Ningxia , Yinchuan
Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao
28 March 2014
12 July 2016
South Sea Fleet
Active
117
西宁 / Xining
Provincial capital of Qinghai , Xining
Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao
26 August 2014
22 January 2017
North Sea Fleet
Active
154
厦门 / Xiamen
City of Xiamen
Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao
30 December 2014
10 June 2017
East Sea Fleet
Active
118
乌鲁木齐 / Ürümqi
Regional capital of Xinjiang , Ürümqi
Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao
7 July 2015
January 2018
North Sea Fleet
Active
119
贵阳 / Guiyang
Provincial capital of Guizhou , Guiyang
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
28 November 2015
22 February 2019
North Sea Fleet
Active
155
南京 / Nanjing
Provincial capital of Jiangsu , Nanjing
Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao
28 December 2015
April 2018
East Sea Fleet
Active
161
呼和浩特 / Hohhot
Regional capital of Inner Mongolia , Hohhot
Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao
26 December 2016
12 January 2019
South Sea Fleet
Active
131
太原 / Taiyuan
Provincial capital of Shanxi , Taiyuan
Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao
28 July 2016
3 December 2018
East Sea Fleet
Active
120
成都 / Chengdu
Provincial capital of Sichuan , Chengdu
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
3 August 2016
22 November 2019
North Sea Fleet
Active
121
齐齐哈尔 / Qiqihar
City of Qiqihar
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
26 June 2017
14 August 2020
North Sea Fleet
Active
Type 052D (stretched)
156
淄博 / Zibo
City of Zibo
Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao
14 August 2018
14 January 2020
East Sea Fleet
Active
122
唐山 / Tangshan
City of Tangshan
Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao
7 July 2018
14 August 2020
North Sea Fleet
Active
132
苏州 / Suzhou
City of Suzhou
Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao
18 December 2018
January 2021
East Sea Fleet
Active
123
淮南 / Huainan
City of Huainan
Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao
15 April 2019
February 2021
North Sea Fleet
Active
162
南宁 / Nanning
Provincial capital of Guangxi , Nanning
Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao
23 February 2019
12 April 2021
South Sea Fleet
Active
124
开封 / Kaifeng
City of Kaifeng
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
10 May 2019
16 April 2021
North Sea Fleet
Active
165
湛江 / Zhanjiang
City of Zhanjiang
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
10 May 2019
25 December 2021
South Sea Fleet
Active
164
桂林 / Guilin
City of Guilin
Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao
26 September 2019
September 2021
South Sea Fleet
Active
133
包头 / Baotou
City of Baotou
Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao
28 August 2019
28 December 2021
East Sea Fleet
Active
134
绍兴 / Shaoxing
City of Shaoxing (in Zhejiang )
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
26 December 2019
February 2022
East Sea Fleet
Active
163
焦作 / Jiaozuo
City of Jiaozuo
Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao
28 December 2019
January 2022
South Sea Fleet
Active
157
丽水 / Lishui
City of Lishui
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
30 August 2020
June 2022
East Sea Fleet
Active
Gallery
Kunming (172) at Changxing Island
Xiamen (154) on 20 April 2018
Hefei (174) during a visit to Helsinki in 2017
Zhanjiang (165) during a visit to Langkawi, Malaysia in 2023
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