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,McDevitt: page 62 The Type 052D uses a canister-type (instead of 052C's revolver-type) vertical launching system (VLS),Li: page 44 which is not limited to surface-to-air missiles, making it China's first dedicated multi-purpose VLS-equipped destroyer.

Etymology The Type 052Ds are fitted with the four-panel Type 346A (NATO reporting name: Dragon Eye) active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system. Chinese media informally calls the Type 052D the Chinese Aegis (), portraying it as a peer of contemporary United States Navy ships equipped with the Aegis Combat System.Holmes: page 4 The appearance of the Type 052D, with flat-panelled radar and canister-based vertical launch system, has encouraged this informal use.

Design

Sensors The Type 052D is equipped with Type 346A AESA and Type 518 L-band radar.

The Type 052D is also equipped with both variable depth (VDS) and linear towed array sonar. The VDS is deployed through a hinged opening in the transom by a hydraulic lifting mechanism. The VDS body is a streamlined fairing fitted with Y-shaped hydrodynamic vanes for towing stability.

Armament The Type 052D 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. The VLS is reportedly an implementation of the GJB 5860-2006 standard. The VLS may fire the extended-range variant of the HHQ-9 surface-to-air missile, YJ-18 anti-ship cruise missiles, CJ-10 land-attack cruise missiles, and CY-5 anti-submarine missiles.

The Type 052D has a H/PJ-45 main gun, and a 7-barrelled Type 730 close-in weapon system (CIWS). The Type 052D has the ability to launch YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missiles.

Data links The Type 052D may be using the joint service integrated datalink system (JSIDLS) and naval common tactical data link (NCTDL). JSIDLS is equivalent to Link 16 and was certified in June 2012. NCTDL is a next-generation two-way encrypted data link with support for electro-optic and laser pod UAVs; it replaces the older HN-900.

Propulsion The powerplant is a combined diesel or gas (CODOG) system with two QC-280 gas turbines and two diesel engines.

The machinery drives two shafts for a maximum speed of .

Aviation The Type 052D is equipped with a hangar and landing pad and normally carries a Harbin Z-9 helicopter.

A stretched variant, unofficially referred to as Type 052DL, has a flight deck extended by . The extended flight deck is likely intended for the Harbin Z-20 helicopter. The variant was under construction by 2016, with the first unit (Zibo) launched in 2018 and commissioned in 2020. Construction of further units to this design are continuing at the rate of three or four vessels per year.Jane's Fighting Ships, 2023-24 Edition, ISBN 978-0-7106-3428 3, page 140.

Ships of class As of March 2026, the total quantity of the Type 052D class is 35 ships. Pennant no.NameNamesakeBuilderLaunchedCommissionedFleetStatusType 052D 172 昆明 / Kunming Provincial capital of Yunnan, Kunming Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd., Changxingdao 28 August 2012 21 March 2014 South Sea Fleet Active 173 长沙 / Changsha Provincial capital of Hunan, Changsha Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao 18 December 2012 12 August 2015 South Sea Fleet Active 174 合肥 / Hefei Provincial capital of Anhui, Hefei Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao 1 March 2013 12 December 2015 South Sea Fleet Active 175 银川 / Yinchuan Regional capital of Ningxia, Yinchuan Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao 28 March 2014 12 July 2016 South Sea Fleet Active 117 西宁 / Xining Provincial capital of Qinghai, Xining Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao 26 August 2014 22 January 2017 North Sea Fleet Active 154 厦门 / Xiamen City of Xiamen Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao 30 December 2014 10 June 2017 East Sea Fleet Active 118 乌鲁木齐 / Ürümqi Regional capital of Xinjiang, Ürümqi Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao 7 July 2015 12 March 2018 North Sea Fleet Active 155 南京 / Nanjing Provincial capital of Jiangsu, Nanjing Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao 28 December 2015 2 April 2018 East Sea Fleet Active 131 太原 / Taiyuan Provincial capital of Shanxi, Taiyuan Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao 28 July 2016 3 December 2018 East Sea Fleet Active 119 贵阳 / Guiyang Provincial capital of Guizhou, Guiyang Dalian ShipbuildingIndustry Company 28 November 2015 22 February 2019 North Sea Fleet Active 161 呼和浩特 / Hohhot Regional capital of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao 26 December 2016 12 January 2019 South Sea Fleet Active 120 成都 / Chengdu Provincial capital of Sichuan, Chengdu Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company 3 August 2016 22 November 2019 North Sea Fleet Active 121 齐齐哈尔 / Qiqihar City of Qiqihar Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company 26 June 2017 14 August 2020 North Sea Fleet ActiveType 052DL (stretched) 156 淄博 / Zibo City of Zibo Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao 14 August 2018 14 January 2020East Sea Fleet Active 122 唐山 / Tangshan City of Tangshan Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao 7 July 2018 14 August 2020 North Sea Fleet Active 132 苏州 / Suzhou City of Suzhou Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao 18 December 2018 15 January 2021 East Sea Fleet Active 123 淮南 / Huainan City of Huainan Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao 15 April 2019 11 February 2021 North Sea Fleet Active162 南宁 / Nanning Provincial capital of Guangxi, Nanning Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao 23 February 2019 12 April 2021 South Sea Fleet Active 124 City of Kaifeng Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company 10 May 2019 16 April 2021 North Sea Fleet Active164 City of Guilin Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao 26 September 2019 September 2021 South Sea Fleet Active165 City of Zhanjiang Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company 10 May 2019 25 December 2021 South Sea Fleet Active133 City of Baotou Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao 28 August 2019 28 December 2021 East Sea Fleet Active163 City of Jiaozuo Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao 28 December 2019 17 January 2022 South Sea Fleet Active134 City of Shaoxing(in Zhejiang) Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company 26 December 2019 February 2022 East Sea Fleet Active157 City of Lishui Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company 30 August 2020 June 2022 East Sea Fleet Active 125 沧州 / Cangzhou City of Cangzhou Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company North Sea Fleet Active126 菏泽 / Heze City of Heze Active127 驻马店 / Zhumadian City of Zhumadian Active128 甘孜 / Ganzi Prefecture of Ganzi Active 135 达州 / Dazhou City of Dazhou Jiangnan Shipyard, Changxingdao East Sea Fleet Active158 Active 159 日喀则 / Rikaze City of Rikaze Active 166 渭南 / Weinan City of Weinan Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company South Sea Fleet Active 176 娄底 / Loudi City of Loudi Active 177 铜川 / Tongchuan City of Tongchuan Active

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See also List of destroyer classes in service

Equivalent destroyers of the same era

Type 45

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