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From latest images at JN shipyard..........it appears that the 4th 052C is now having a final touch up, after recent sea trials, as the pennant number '151' has now been added to the hull. I imagine commissioning of the ship, is now not that far away.
So.............that will mean the PLAN has the original 2 AEGIS Destroyers type 052C numbers 170 & 171
2 new improved 052C+ numbers 150 & 151
a further 2 052C+ which are nearly complete
3 type 052D's launched, 1 under going sea trials
a 4th type 052D in a hallway being assembled..........and what appears to be modules for a 5th 052D outside.
Now..........we all wait for the proposed start of build for China's new super 12,000 ton Destroyer the 055!
Things seem to be coming along nicely!
The climax of naval build-up is yet to come in 2-3 years when CVs,LHDs、50000-ton combat support ships、055 DDGs,stealth FFGs,new nuclear-subs(SSN and SSBN)、5th generation CV-borne fighter jets etc will roll off the production lines like hotcakes。