Chinese destroyer Changsha (173)

For other ships with the same name, see Chinese ship Changsha.

History
China
Name	Changsha
Namesake	Changsha (长沙)
Builder	Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai
Launched	19 December 2012
Commissioned	12 August 2015
Identification	Pennant number: 173
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 052D destroyer
Displacement	7,500 tons (full load)
Length	157 m (515 ft)
Beam	17 m (56 ft)
Draught	6 m (20 ft)
Propulsion	Combined diesel or gas
Sensors and processing systems	Type 346 radar Type 518 radar Variable depth sonar Towed array sonar
Armament	1 x 130 mm gun 1 × HQ-10 short-range SAM 24-cell launcher 64 cell VLS HHQ-9 SAM YJ-18 SSM CY-5 ASW Type 730 CIWS
Aircraft carried	Helicopter
Aviation facilities	Hangar Helipad

Changsha (173) is a Type 052D destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 12 August 2015. ^[1]

Development and design

The basic ship type and layout of the Type 052D guided-missile destroyer is the same as that of the Type 052C destroyer, but compared to the earlier Type 052C destroyer, the Type 052D superstructure has a larger inclination angle and provides better stealth performance. At the same time, the 052C helicopter hangar is located The left side of the hull axis was changed to the center axis of the ship on Type 052D; a pair of small boat storage compartments were added on both sides of the hangar, similar to the design on the Type 054A frigate.

The close in weapon system is composed of a H/PJ-12 short-range defense weapon system located in front of the bridge and a 24 Hongqi-10 air defense missile system located on the top of the hangar, which is combined to form a ladder interception. The original 100mm naval gun was replaced by a higher height and better stealth model H/PJ45 naval gun. On May 13, 2019, the extended version of the 052DL was exposed. The hull of the 052DL is basically the same as the 052D, but the helicopter deck is lengthened to prepare for the Zhi-20 to board the ship. ^[2]

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. ^[3] The VLS is reportedly an implementation of the GJB 5860-2006 standard. ^[4] The VLS may fire the extended-range variant of the HHQ-9 surface-to-air missile, YJ-18 anti-ship cruise missiles, ^[5] and CY-5 anti-submarine missiles. ^[6]

Construction and career

Changsha was the second ship of the class and laid down at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. She was launched on 19 December 2012 and commissioned on 12 August 2015. ^[7]

In September 2015, the Changsha and other ships of the Ninth Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet conducted a “back-to-back” actual combat exercise in a certain area of the South China Sea. During the exercise, Changsha and others conducted competitions in multiple exercises, such as air defense and anti-missile, anti-submarine, and comprehensive defense that highlighted joint strikes and information integration. ^[8]

On 18 June 2017, Changsha, destroyer Yuncheng, and supply ship Luomahu made their way to St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad, Russia, to participate in the Sino-Russian "Sea Joint-2017" military exercise. On the way, there was a sudden failure of the underwater equipment of Changsha, and the ship's power system had a safety hazard. she returned back to China and was replaced by Hefei. ^{[9] [10]}

Early 2018, Changsha and frigate Hengyang formed an open sea training formation to the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean to conduct "Zhanlan-2018A" open sea training. ^[11]

On 21 November 2024, Changsha along with LHD Hainan will visit Hong Kong for five days. ^[12]

References

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