Taiyuan underway on 29 July 2019
History
China
NameTaiyuan
Namesake
BuilderJiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai
Launched28 July 2016
Commissioned12 December 2018
IdentificationPennant number: 131
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeType 052D destroyer
Displacement7,500 tons (full load)
Length157 m (515 ft)
Beam17 m (56 ft)
Draught6 m (20 ft)
PropulsionCombined diesel or gas
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carriedHelicopter
Aviation facilities
  • Hangar
  • Helipad

Taiyuan (131) is a Type 052D destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 29 November 2018.[1]

Development and design

The basic ship type and layout of the Type 052D guided-missile destroyer is the same as that of the Type 052C destroyer, but compared to the earlier Type 052C destroyer, the Type 052D superstructure has a larger inclination angle and provides better stealth performance. At the same time, the 052C helicopter hangar is located The left side of the hull axis was changed to the center axis of the ship on Type 052D; a pair of small boat storage compartments were added on both sides of the hangar, similar to the design on the Type 054A frigate.

The close in weapon system is composed of a H/PJ-12 short-range defense weapon system located in front of the bridge and a 24 Hongqi-10 air defense missile system located on the top of the hangar, which is combined to form a ladder interception. The original 100mm naval gun was replaced by a higher height and better stealth model H/PJ45 naval gun. On May 13, 2019, the extended version of the 052DL was exposed. The hull of the 052DL is basically the same as the 052D, but the helicopter deck is lengthened to prepare for the Zhi-20 to board the ship.[2]

The Type 52D is the first Chinese surface combatant to use canister-based universal VLS, as opposed to the concentric type VLS carried aboard earlier vessels. 64 cells are carried; 32 forward and 32 aft.[3] The VLS is reportedly an implementation of the GJB 5860-2006 standard.[4] The VLS may fire the extended-range variant of the HHQ-9 surface-to-air missile, YJ-18 anti-ship cruise missiles,[5] and CY-5 anti-submarine missiles.[6]

Construction and career

Taiyuan was the ninth ship of the class and launched on 28 July 2016 at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. Commissioned on 12 December 2018.[7]

On 15 March 2021, Taiyuan, Ningbo and a Type 054A of the East Sea Fleet conducted a live firing exercise.[8] On 5 April 2021, the aircraft carrier Liaoning, Chengdu, Taiyuan, Nanchang, Huanggang and Hulunhu were spotted between Okinawa and Miyako Island.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Guided missile destroyer Taiyuan (DDG 131) — Shipshub". shipshub.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  2. ^ Releases, DP Press. "China Launches 23rd And 24th Type 052D Guided-Missile Destroyers". DefPost. Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  3. ^ Li: page 44
  4. ^ Wang, Weixing, ed. (4 September 2012). "谜一样的战舰 从052D驱逐舰看中舰艇系统" [A Ship of Mystery: The Shipborne Systems of Type 052D] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2012-10-11.
  5. ^ China Military Power: Modernizing a Force to Fight and Win (PDF) (Report). United States Defense Intelligence Agency. 2019. p. 70. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  6. ^ Wong, Kelvin (2017). Undersea dragon: Chinese ASW capabilities advance (PDF) (Report). Jane's 360. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Guided missile destroyer Taiyuan (DDG 131) — Shipshub". shipshub.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  8. ^ 人民微看点 (2021-03-15). "昔日金刚成绿叶！东海舰队"现代"舰跟着052D军演". k.sina.cn. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  9. ^ "Chinese Type 055 destroyer joins aircraft carrier group for first time". South China Morning Post. 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
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