Type 052C Luyang II-class Destroyer

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The Type 052C Destroyer (NATO code name Luyang II class, or Lanzhou-class after the lead ship) is a class of destroyer built by China. It features a four array AESA multi-function phased array radar for 360-degree coverage. The radar is used in conjunction with vertically launched HHQ-9 long-range air defence missiles. The Type 052C was the first warship in the People's Liberation Army Navy to have true long-range fleet air defence capability.

Specifications[edit | edit source]

  • Type: Air Defense Destroyer
  • Service Period: 2005-Present
  • Characteristics:
    • Length: 510 feet 2 inches (155.5 meters)
    • Beam: 56 feet 5 inches (17.2 meters)
    • Draft: 20 feet (6.1 meters)
    • Displacement: 7,000 tons
  • Crew: 280
  • Propulsion:
    • 2 x DN80 gas turbines, 65,200 shp (48 MW) - replaced by QC-280 gas turbines 78,800 shp (58 MW)
    • 2 x MTU 20V956TB92 diesel engines, 13,400 hp (10 MW)
    • 2 x shafts
  • 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 346 Multifunction AESA Radar
    • Type 517H-1 Air Search Radar
    • Type 364 Surface Search Radar
    • Type 344 Gun Fire Control Radar
    • MR-331 Missile Fire Control Radar
    • Type 347G CIWS Fire Control Radar
    • SJD-8/9 Bow Sonar
    • ESS-1 Variable Depth Sonar
    • H/SJG-206 Towed Array Sonar
  • Countermeasures:
    • NRJ-6A ESM Suite
    • Type 726-4 18-barrelled decoy launcher x 4
  • Armament:
    • 1 x H/PJ-87 100mm/55-caliber naval gun
    • 8 x 6-cell VLS (fires HHQ-9A SAMs)
    • 8 x YJ-62 Anti-Ship Missiles
    • 8 x HN-2 Land Attack Cruise Missiles
    • 2 x 12.75" triple torpedo tubes (fires Yu-7 or ET52 lightweight torpedoes)
    • 2 x H/PJ-12 30mm CIWS
  • Aircraft Carried: 1 x Harbin Z-9 maritime helicopter
  • Aviation Facilities: Flight Deck and Enclosed Hangar

Unit Run[edit | edit source]

  • PLANS Lanzhou (170)
  • PLANS Haikou (171)
  • PLANS Changchun (150)
  • PLANS Zhengzhou (151)
  • PLANS Jinan (152)
  • PLANS Xi'an (153)