Type 052D destroyer

	Guiyang (119) in the East China Sea
Class overview
Name	Initial variant: Type 052D destroyer (first 13 ships) ; Extended flight deck variant: 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
Type	Guided-missile destroyer
Displacement	Type 052D: 7,500 tons (full load); Type 052DL: 7,700 tons (full load);
Length	Type 052D: 156 m (511 ft 10 in) - 157 m (515 ft 1 in); Type 052DL: 162 m (531 ft 6 in);
Beam	Type 052D: 17 m (55 ft 9 in) - 18 m (59 ft 1 in); Type 052DL: 17.2 m (56 ft 5 in);
Draught	Type 052D: 6 m (19 ft 8 in); Type 052DL: 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in);
Propulsion	CODOG; 2 × QC-280 gas turbines; 2 × diesels;
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	280
Sensors &; processing systems	Type 346A multifunction 3D AESA radar; Type 518 or Type 517B air search radar ; Type 364 surface search radar; Type 366 over-the-horizon (OTP) radar; Type 344 main gun fire control radar; Type 760 navigation radar; SJD-9 hull mounted sonar ; SJG-311 variable depth sonar; Towed array sonar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	NRJ-6A
Armament	1 × H/PJ-45 130mm naval gun; 1 × HHQ-10 SAM-based CIWS (24-cell launcher); 1 × Type 730 or Type 1130 Golden Shield gun-based CIWS; 64 × GJB 5860-2006 universal VLS cells for:; HHQ-9 family surface-to-air missiles:; HHQ-9; HHQ-9B; YJ-18 anti-ship cruise missile; YJ-20 anti-ship ballistic missile; CJ-10 land-attack cruise missile; CY-5 anti-submarine missile; 2 × sets of torpedo tubes for ASW torpedoes;
Aircraft carried	Type 052D: Harbin Z-9 helicopter; Type 052DL: Harbin Z-20 helicopter;
Aviation facilities	Hangar; Landing pad;

The Type 052D destroyer (NATO/OSD reporting name: Luyang III-class destroyer) is a class of guided-missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), and currently one of the most numerous principal surface combatant classes in service of the PLAN Surface Force. The initial variant of the ship class is known as Type 052D and extended flight deck variant is known as Type 052DL.

The Type 052D is a larger variant of the Type 052C, and has flat-paneled active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, The Type 052D uses a canister-type (instead of 052C's revolver-type) vertical launching system (VLS), which is not limited to surface-to-air missiles, making it China's first dedicated multi-purpose VLS-equipped destroyer.