Type 052C Luyang II-class Destroyer

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

• 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

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