Shenzhen
People's Republic of China
Operators:	People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceding class:	Type 052
Following class:	Type 052B
In service:	1998
Ships in Class
Ships in class:	1
Ships in active service:	Shenzhen
General Characteristics
Class type:	Multi-role destroyer
Displacement:	6,100 tons
Length:	153 m
Beam:	16.5 m
Draught:	6 m
Propulsion and power:	2 steam turbines
Speed:	29-31 knots
Range:	14,000 miles
Complement:	250
Armament:	16 anti-ship missiles 24 surface-to-air missiles 2 dual purpose guns 8 anti-aircraft guns 6 torpedo tubes 2 anti-submarine rocket systems
Aircraft complement:	2 helicopters
Aircraft facilities:	Hangar accommodating 2 helicopters Landing platform for one helicopter Helicopter landing system

The Type 051B Luhai-class is a class of destroyer built by the People's Republic of China. It consists of only one ship, No.167 Shenzhen. When Shenzhen was commissioned into the People's Liberation Army Navy in 1998, it was then, the largest surface combatant that China had ever built. It resembles in many ways an enlarged version of the Luhu class destroyer, and is one of the first PLAN ships with slope-side hull to reduce radar signature. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Type 052B destroyer (NATO code name Luyang class; sometimes referred to as Guangzhou class after the lead ship name) is a class of multirole missile destroyer built by the Peoples Republic of China. ... The list of ship commissionings in 1998 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1998. ... RBS-15 missile launched from a Sisu missile carriage. ... A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. ... A dual purpose gun is a naval weapon mounting designed to engage both surface and air targets. ... American troops man an anti-aircraft gun near the Algerian coastline in 1943 Anti-aircraft, or air defense, is any method of combating military aircraft from the ground. ... A modern torpedo, historically called a locomotive torpedo, is a self-propelled projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ... Anti-submarine warfare is a term referring to warfare directed against submarines. ... The Bell 206 of Canadian Helicopters Robinson Helicopter Company (USA) R44, a four seat development of the R22 A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors, Helicopters are classified as rotary-wing aircraft to distinguish them from conventional fixed-wing aircraft. ... 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). ... Shenzhen (Chinese: ; pinyin: Shēnzhèn; Hakka:cim1 zun4; Cantonese Jyutping: sam1 zan3; Yale: sām jan; Sham Chun or Shamchun in old or Hong Kong documents; lit. ... Shenzhen (Chinese: ; pinyin: Shēnzhèn; Hakka:cim1 zun4; Cantonese Jyutping: sam1 zan3; Yale: sām jan; Sham Chun or Shamchun in old or Hong Kong documents; lit. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Harbin (112) entering harbor The Type 052 Luhu-class is the first truly multi-role missile-equipped destroyer built by China. ...

History

Shenzhen was laid down by Dalian Shipyard in northeastern China in May 1996. Launch was the following year although official revelation of the ship's existence did not come until the year following its commissioning.

At first, analysts speculated that the ship would be equipped with VLS system in the forward section for air-defense SAMs. However when the ship was finally revealed, many were disappointed by its out-dated air-defense capability. The PLAN was unhappy with the design and no further ships of this class was built.

Specifications

• Unit cost - > 2 billion renminbi yuan per ship by 1980's price
• Ships - DDG 167 Shenzhen
• Propulsion - 2 Ukraine GT25000 gas-turbines and 2 MTU Friedrichshafen 12V 1163TB83 diesels in CODOG config
• Length - 153 meter
• Beam - 16.5 meters
• Draft - 6 meters
• Displacement - 6,100 tons (standard); 6,600 tons (full load)
• Speed - 30 knots
• Crew - 250 (40 officers)
• Combat data system - ZKJ-6 Information processing system designed by the 709th Institute (Reported speed: 10MBPS)
• Data link: HN-900 (Chinese equivalent of Link 11A/B, to be upgraded)
• Communication: SNTI-240 SATCOM
• Radar
  • Rice Shield 3-D air search radar
  • Type 360S air/surface search radar
  • Type 344 fire-control radar (for 100 mm gun & SSMs)
• Armament
  • 4 x quad (YJ-83) SSM box launchers
  • 1 x 8-cell HQ-7A SAM with automatic loader
  • 1 x dual 100 mm/56 caliber gun
  • 4 x Type 76A dual 37 mm AA guns
  • 2 x triple 324 mm ASW torpedo tubes
  • 2 x Type 75 240 mm 12-tube ASW rocket launchers
• Helicopter - 2 medium helicopters (Kamov Ka-28 or Z-9C)

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External links

• Sino Defense Today