Type 052D destroyer

The Type 052D destroyer (NATO/OSD Luyang III-class destroyer[11]) is a class of guided missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force. 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)[9] and has flat-panelled active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.[8] The new VLS is not limited to surface-to-air missiles, making the Type 052D China's first dedicated multi-role destroyer.[9]

Xiamen on 20 April 2018
Class overview
Builders:
Operators: PLA Navy Surface Force
Preceded by: Type 052C
Succeeded by: Type 055
In service: March 2014[1] – present
Planned: 25[2]
Active: 13 as of July 2020[2]
General characteristics
Type: Guided missile destroyer
Displacement: 7,500 tons (full load)[3]
Length:
  • Initial variant: 157 m (515 ft)[3]
  • Extended flight deck variant: 161 m (528 ft)[4]
Beam: 17 m (56 ft)[3]
Draught: 6 m (20 ft)[3]
Propulsion: Combined diesel or gas
Sensors and
processing systems:
Armament:
Aircraft carried: Helicopter[4]
Aviation facilities:

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.[13] The appearance of the Type 052D, with flat-panelled radar and canister-based VLS, has encouraged the moniker's use.[8]

Design

Sensors

The Type 052D is equipped with Type 346A[5] AESA and Type 518 L-band radar.[6]

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.[7]

Armament

The Type 52D 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.[9] The VLS is reportedly an implementation of the GJB 5860-2006 standard.[10] The VLS may fire the extended-range variant of the HHQ-9 surface-to-air missile, YJ-18 anti-ship cruise missiles,[11] and CY-5 anti-submarine missiles.[7]

The main gun is a 130 mm weapon.[8]

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.[12]

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.[14]

Stretched variant

A variant with the flight deck extended by four metres was in production in 2018.[4]

The extension is likely to accommodate the Harbin Z-20 helicopter.[4]

A "meter wave" radar is mounted on the rear mast. It is intended to aid in the detection of stealth aircraft.

Ships of class
Pennant no. Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fleet Status
157m variant
172[15] 昆明 / Kunming[15] Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd.[15] 21 March 2014[1] South Sea Fleet[1] Active[1]
173[15] 长沙 / Changsha[15] Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd.[15] 12 August 2015[1] South Sea Fleet[1] Active[1]
174[1] 合肥 / Hefei[1] 12 December 2015[1] South Sea Fleet[1] Active[1]
175[16] 银川 / Yinchuan[16] 12 July 2016[16] South Sea Fleet[16] Active[16]
117[17] 西宁 / Xining[17] 22 January 2017[17] North Sea Fleet[17] Active[17]
154[18] 厦门 / Xiamen[18] 10 June 2017[18] East Sea Fleet[18] Active[18]
118[19] 乌鲁木齐 / Ürümqi[19] Active[19]
119[20] 贵阳 / Guiyang[20] Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company[20] November 2015[20] 22 February 2019[20] North Sea Fleet[20] Active[20]
155[19] 南京 / Nanjing[19] 2015[21] 2017[21] Active[21]
161[19] 呼和浩特 / Hohhot[19]
131[19] 太原 / Taiyuan[19] Active[22]
120[19] 成都 / Chengdu[19] November 2019[23] North Sea Fleet[23] Active[23]
121[19] 齐齐哈尔 / Qiqihar[19] Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company[24] 26 June 2017[24] Pre-commissioning[25]
161m variant
156 淄博 / Zibo Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd.[4] July 2018[4] 12 January 2020 East Sea Fleet Active
122 唐山 / Tangshan 14 August 2020[26] North Sea Fleet[27] Active

See also

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