The Type 052B Guangzhou-class is a class of 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. USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... A plan is a proposed or intended method of getting from one set of circumstances to another. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Propulsion - 2 Ukraine DN80 gas-turbines and 2 MTU 12V 1163TB83 diesels
Guangzhou is one of the marketplaces for China's world trade; great national trade expositions, held there every spring and fall (since 1957), attract thousands of business people from all over the world.
Guangzhou was the seat of the revolutionary movement under Sun Yat-sen in 1911; the Republic of China was proclaimed there.
The fall of Guangzhou to the Communist armies in late Oct., 1949, signaled the Communist takeover of all China.
The Type 052B Guangzhou-class is a class of 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.
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