Type 052D destroyer

Guiyang (119) in the East China Sea
Class overview
NameType 052D destroyer
Builders
Operators People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded byType 052C
BuiltFebruary 2012–present [1]
In serviceMarch 2014–present[2]
Building6 (August 2022)[3]
Active25 (August 2022)[3]
General characteristics
TypeGuided-missile destroyer
Displacement7,500 tons (full load)[4]
Length
  • Initial variant: 156 m (511 ft 10 in)[5] - 157 m (515 ft 1 in)[4]
  • Extended flight deck variant: 161 m (528 ft 3 in)[6]
Beam17 m (55 ft 9 in)[4] - 18 m (59 ft 1 in)[5]
Draught6 m (19 ft 8 in)[4]
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[4]
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)[4]
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys		NRJ-6A[4]
Armament
Aircraft carriedHelicopter[6]
Aviation facilities

The Type 052D destroyer (NATO/OSD reporting name: Luyang III-class destroyer)[13] is a class of guided-missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), and currently one of the most numerous principal surface combatant classes in service of the PLAN Surface Force.

The Type 052D is a larger variant of the Type 052C, and has flat-paneled active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar,[10] The Type 052D uses a canister-type (instead of 052C's revolver-type) vertical launching system (VLS),[11] which is not limited to surface-to-air missiles, making it China's first dedicated multi-role destroyer.[11]

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  11. ^ a b c Li: page 44
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  13. ^ a b c China Military Power: Modernizing a Force to Fight and Win (PDF) (Report). United States Defense Intelligence Agency. 2019. p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  14. ^ Roblin, Sebastien (20 April 2021). "Patrol By Chinese Carrier Reveals Beijing's Modern Surface Fleet". Forbes. Retrieved 18 October 2024.