Type 052B destroyer

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People's Republic of China
Builders:	Jiangnan Shipyard
Operators:	People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceding class:	Type 051B
Following class:	Type 052C
In service:	July 2004
Ships in Class
Ships in class:	2
Ships in active service:	Guangzhou Wuhan
General Characteristics
Class type:	Multi-role guided missile destroyer
Displacement:	6,500 tons
Length:	154 m
Beam:	17 m
Draught:	6 m
Propulsion and power:	CODOG 57,000 shp
Speed:	29 knots
Complement:	280
Armament:	16 anti-ship missiles 48 surface-to-air missiles 1 dual purpose gun 2 close-in weapons system 2 anti-submarine mortars 6 torpedo tubes
Aircraft complement:	1 helicopter
Aircraft facilities:	Single helicopter hangar

The Type 052B destroyer (NATO code name Luyang I class; sometimes referred to as Guangzhou class after the lead ship name) is a class of multirole missile destroyer built by the People's Republic of China. Two ships have been built, with No.168 Guangzhou and No.169 Wuhan both being commissioned into the PLAN in July 2004. This class features a stealthy hull and significantly improved air defence systems, an area that had been a major weakness on previous ships designed by China. These ships represent a major improvement over the older generation vessels and reflects PLAN's need to have a modern destoryer.

[edit] Programme

Due to the weak air defence found on most Chinese warships, the People's Liberation Navy ordered the construction of a new type of vessel capable of providing sufficient air defence. This resulted in the construction of the Type 052B Guangzhou-class multirole missile destroyer. The Type 052B is built with considerable Russian technology including the Russian-made 9M38 Buk-M1-2 (NATO codename: SA-N-12 Grizzly) air defence missile system, an extremely effective air defence system equipped on all Russian destroyer after the late 80s. Most military analysists expect the Guangzhou-class to be similar to the Russian Sovremenny class destroyer in terms of general performance.

[edit] Design

The displace of the Type 52B is 6,500 tons. The ship features a "low point" design to reduce radar signature. It is also painted with radar absorbing paint. The stern flight deck can host a Kamov Ka-28 ASW helicopter.

[edit] Specifications

• Unit cost - around US$400 million per ship by 2004's price
• Ships - DDG 168 Guangzhou and DDG 169 Wuhan as of 2006
• Propulsion - 2 Ukraine DN80 gas-turbines and 2 MTU Friedrichshafen 12V 1163TB83 diesels
• Length - 153 meters
• Beam - 16.5 meters
• Draft - 6 meters
• Displacement - 6,600 tonnes (full load)
• Speed - 30 knots
• Crew - 250 (40 officers)
• Combat Data System - ZKJ-7 information processing system designed by the 709th Institute (reported speed: 100 MB/s)
• Data link: HN-900 (Chinese equivalent of Link 11A/B, to be upgraded)
• Communication: SNTI-240 SATCOM
• Armament
  • 16 x YJ-83 SSM
  • 48 x SA-N-12 SAM in 4 x 12 magazine
  • 1 x 100 mm gun
  • 2 x 30 mm Type 730 CIWS
  • 2 x Triple 324 mm ASW torpedo tubes
  • 2 x Type 75, 12-barrel 240 mm antisubmarine rocket launchers (range 1200 m, 34 kg warhead)
  • 4 x 18-barrel multiple rocket launcher
  • Aviation: 1 Kamov Ka-28 ASW helicopter