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Wuhan Class (Type 052B)
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Two Type 052B (Wuhang class) multirole missile destroyers have been built by Jiangnan Shipyard of Shanghai for the PLA Navy. The Type 052B is larger than any indigenous destroyers previously built and has enhanced air defence and anti-submarine capabilities achieved by fitting it with newly developed and imported weapon and sensor systems. Both ships were commissioned in 2004.

PROGRAMME

Following the launch of the Type 051B (Shenzhen class, NATO codename: Luhai class) missile destroyer in 1998, the PLA Navy did not build more hulls of the same class as some predicted. Instead, the PLA Navy started to develop a new class of destroyer with displacement and improved weapon systems. This is largely because of the incapable air defence systems of the Type 051B. The Type 052 is fitted with enhanced air defence capability including the Russian-made 9M38 Buk-M1-2 (NATO codename: SA-N-12 Grizzly) air defence missile system and the indigenous Type 730 close-in weapon systems (CIWS), to achieve the operational requirements of the PLA Navy.

The second ship 169 Wuhan was launched in January 2003 and commissioned in late 2004.

The Type 052B is thought to be comparable to the Russian Project 956E (Sovremenny class) destroyer in terms of general performance and capability. This project has set a perfect example of integrating the indigenous platform with foreign-made systems to fill the gap before similar indigenous systems become available, thus reducing the amount of time required in the whole project.

Nevertheless, the acquiring of the two Type 052B destroyers will definitely further increase the PLA Navy’s capability to combat in deep ocean. It also demonstrates China’s rapid progress in building a ‘blue water’ navy that is capable of operating far away from its homeports, a capability that the Chinese navy has been seeking for nearly two decades.

SPECIFICATIONS

Displacement: 6,500t
Dimensions: Length 154m; Beam 17m, Draft 6m
Max Speed: 29kt
Crew: 280

Type:

  Display Only
Scale:
 1/400
Ship Size:
  15.2" in length

Weight:

  3.6 lbs.

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