The Type 052D destroyer is a class of guided-missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, and currently one of the most numerous principal surface combatant classes in service of t
Guiyang (119) in the East China Sea
Kunming (172) at Changxing Island
Zhanjiang (165) during a visit to Langkawi, Malaysia in 2023
The Type 051C destroyer is a long-range air-defence guided-missile destroyer built by China in its ongoing effort to create a true blue water navy. The ship uses the hull design of the older Type 051B
Type 052D destroyer
…Type 052DL destroyer Builders Jiangnan Shipyard Dalian Shipyard Operators People's Liberation Army Navy Preceded by Type 052C (based on hull family) Type 051C (based on commissioning date) Succeeded by Type 055 destroyer Built February 2012–present In service March 2014–present Active 35 General characteristics…
Shenyang entering Vladivostok on 25 August 2015
Type 051C destroyer Shijiazhuang coming alongside Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Fitzgerald on 23 April 2009