Type 052B Luyang I-class Destroyer

The Type 052B or Guangzhou-class destroyer (NATO reporting name: Luyang I-class) is a class of multirole missile destroyers built by the People's Republic of China. Two ships have been built, with Guangzhou (168) and Wuhan (169) both being commissioned into the People's Liberation Army Navy in July 2004. This class features a stealthy hull and significantly improved air defence systems, an area that had been a major weakness on previous ships designed by China. These ships represent a major improvement over older generation vessels and reflects the PLAN's need for more modern destroyer designs.

Specifications

 * Type: Guided Missile Destroyer
 * Service Period: 2004-Present
 * Characteristics:
 * Length: 509 feet (155.14 meters)
 * Beam: 55.8 feet (17.01 meters)
 * Draft: 19.7 feet (6 meters)
 * Displacement: 5,850 tons (Standard); 6,500 tons (Full Load)
 * Crew: 280 (40 officers and 240 enlisted)
 * Propulsion:
 * 2 x Zorya-Mashproekt DN80 gas-turbines
 * 2 x MTU Friedrichshafen 12V 1163TB83 diesel engines
 * Range: 4,500 nautical miles (8,334 kilometers) at 15 knots (27.78 km/h)
 * Speed: 29 knots (53.71 km/h)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * Type 382 3D Air/Surface Search Radar
 * Type 364 Surface Search Radar
 * Type 344 Gun Fire Control Radar
 * MR90 Front-Dome SAM Fire Control Radar x 4
 * MR-331 SSM Fire Control Radar
 * Type 347G CIWS Fire Control Radar
 * MGK-335 Hull Mounted Sonar
 * Countermeasures:
 * NRJ-6 Electronic Warfare Suite
 * 18-barrel Type 726-4 decoy/chaff launchers
 * Armament:
 * 1 x 100mm/55-caliber Type 210 naval gun
 * 48 x SA-N-12 SAMs (4x2)
 * 16 x YJ-83 AShMs (4x4)
 * 2 x 240mm Type 75 ASW Rocket Launchers
 * 2 x 12.75" Yu-7 triple torpedo tubes
 * 2 x 30mm Type 730 CIWS
 * Aircraft Carried: 1 x Harbin Z-9 maritime helicopter