Type 052C destroyer

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Class overview
Builders Jiangnan Shipyard
OperatorsNaval ensign of China.svg  PLA Navy Surface Force
Preceded by Type 051C
Succeeded by Type 052D
Built2002–2015
In serviceSeptember 2005–present
Planned6
Completed6
Active6 [1]
General characteristics
Type Guided-missile destroyer
Displacement7,000 tons [2]
Length155 m (508 ft 6 in) [2]
Beam17 m (55 ft 9 in) [2]
Draught6 m (19 ft 8 in) [2]
Propulsion
Speed29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) [2]
Range4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 knots [2]
Complement280 [2]
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys		NRJ-6A [2]
Armament
Aircraft carried1 helicopter (Kamov Ka-28 or Harbin Z-9) [5]
Aviation facilities
  • Stern hangar
  • Helicopter landing platform

The Type 052C destroyer (NATO/OSD Luyang II-class destroyer) is a class of guided-missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force (PLAN). The Type 052C introduced both fixed active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and vertically launched surface-to-air missiles into PLAN service, [6] making it the first Chinese warship with area air defence capability. [7]

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Program

The first two ships, Lanzhou and Haikou, were laid down at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai in 2002, and entered service in 2004 and 2005 respectively. [2] No further ships were laid down until 2010; [8] the pause may have been due to the relocation of the shipyard. [9] By 2019, six were operational. [1]

Design

The Type 052C appears to share the same basic hull design as the Type 052B destroyer, which in turn is based on the Type 051B destroyer. Stealth features are incorporated. [2]

The Type 052C uses predominantly Chinese systems derived from earlier foreign technology; the preceding Type 052 and Type 052B destroyers used a mixture of Russian and Chinese systems. [9]

Missiles

Forward VLS launchers PLANS Changchun (150), Penang Strait, Penang.jpg
Forward VLS launchers
YJ-62 anti-ship missile launchers Anti-ship missile launchers on CNS Haikou (DDG-171).jpg
YJ-62 anti-ship missile launchers

The Type 052C carries 48 HHQ-9 naval surface-to-air missiles (SAM), [2] each with a slant range of 110 nautical miles (200 km; 130 mi). [10] The SAMs are cold launched [11] from eight revolver-type vertical launchers, with six missiles per launcher. [8]

Eight YJ-62 anti-ship missiles are carried in two quad-canister launchers just forward of the hangar. [2] Each missile has a range of 250 nautical miles (460 km; 290 mi). [10]

Guns

The main gun is a 100 mm (4 in) PJ-87. The gun suffered from jamming and may have influenced the decision to adopt a different weapon for the Type 052D destroyer. [3] [12] The weapon has a rate of fire of 25 rounds per minute. [2]

Close-in defence is provided by two seven-barrel 30 mm (1.2 in) Type 730 CIWS, one mounted forward of the bridge and one atop the hangar. Each gun has a maximum rate of fire of 4200 rounds per minute. [2]

Anti-submarine systems

Two triple 324 mm (13 in) torpedo tubes are carried; these are copies or derivatives of the Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei B515/ILAS-3. [2] [13] This launcher may fire the Yu-7 ASW torpedo. [13]

Radar

Forward Type 346 radar panels and Type 730 CIWS Bridge of CNS Changchun (DDG-150).jpg
Forward Type 346 radar panels and Type 730 CIWS

The Type 052C is the first PLAN warship to mount [3] the G-band [2] Type 346 AESA radar. [6] The four phased array antennas are mounted on the taller forward superstructure. The Type 346 is used for air search, and provides fire control for the HHQ-9. [2] The combination of AESA radar and VLS SAMs produces a marked increase in anti-aircraft firepower over previous Chinese warships. [6]

Aircraft

A Kamov Ka-28 or Harbin Z-9 helicopter may operate from the rear hangar and flight deck. [5] The Ka-28 is equipped with a search radar and dipping sonar and can also employ sonobuoys, torpedoes, depth charges, or mines. [14] The Z-9 is a variant of the Airbus Helicopters AS365 Dauphin. The naval variant of the Z-9, the Z-9C, is equipped with the KLC-1 search radar, dipping sonar, and is typically armed with a single, lightweight torpedo. [15] Either helicopter significantly improves the anti-submarine capabilities of the Type 052C.

Propulsion

The Type 052C propulsion is in the combined diesel or gas (CODOG) arrangement, with two Ukrainian DA80 gas turbines and two [2] MTU 20V 956TB92 diesel engines. [3]

The DA80s had blade problems and may have contributed to the last two Type 052Cs sitting pierside at the shipyard for two years without being accepted by the PLAN. [3]

The MTU 20V 956TB92 engines were license-produced by Shaanxi Diesel Engine Works. [3]

Ships of class

Hull no.NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFleetStatus
170 [1] 兰州 / Lanzhou [1] Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai [2] 29 April 2003 [2] 18 July 2004 [2] South Sea Fleet [2] Active [1]
171 [1] 海口 / Haikou [1] Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai [2] 30 October 2003 [2] 20 July 2005 [2] South Sea Fleet [2] Active [1]
150 [1] 长春 / Changchun [1] Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao [16] 28 November 2010 [16] 31 January 2013 [17] East Sea Fleet [17] Active [1]
151 [1] 郑州 / Zhengzhou [1] Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao [16] 20 July 2011 [16] 26 December 2013 [16] East Sea Fleet [16] Active [1]
152 [1] 济南 / Jinan [1] Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao [16] 18 October 2011 [16] 22 December 2014 [16] East Sea Fleet [16] Active [1]
153 [1] 西安 / Xi'an [1] Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao [16] 28 May 2012 [16] 9 February 2015 [16] East Sea Fleet [16] Active [1]

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