Type 052D DDG News & Discussions

[Brainsucker]

My question is why a 052E is necessary when there is the 055. Wouldnt making a new class of 052 destroyers be costly and resource extensive? Especially since the 052 series is no longer the premier destroyer fleet in the PLAN.

Maybe the question is more about : How many Type 055 that PLAN can procure. And how far that type 052E can cover the lack of 055 quantity.

 

[Dante80]

My question is why a 052E is necessary when there is the 055. Wouldnt making a new class of 052 destroyers be costly and resource extensive? Especially since the 052 series is no longer the premier destroyer fleet in the PLAN.

Type 055 is not considered as a strict replacement/successor class for 052D. At least, that is what I'm getting from this so far.

 

[cirr]

DDG "Nanning"(the 17th 052D) will be launched at JN before the end of March，2018．

 

[LKJ86]

 

[LKJ86]

 

[LKJ86]

Hull 131

 

[lcloo]

Latest 052D PLANS Guiyang DDG 119 commissioned on 2019 Feb 22nd. Also the 30th (and last) 054A FFG 542.
DDG 119 is the 10th type 052D entering PLAN service.

 

[english_man]

Actually, Destroyer Guiyang DDG 119 is the 11th in class to be entered into active service. 10 052D vessels were already in service prior to Guiyang!

Its interesting to note that Guiyang is the first 052D to be built at Dalian, to be delivered to the Chinese Navy. Thing is though its taken Dalian years to finish off their first 052D, as Guiyang was launched in November 2015......a long 3+ years to outfit and test the ship

 

[lcloo]

Actually, Destroyer Guiyang DDG 119 is the 11th in class to be entered into active service. 10 052D vessels were already in service prior to Guiyang!

Its interesting to note that Guiyang is the first 052D to be built at Dalian, to be delivered to the Chinese Navy. Thing is though its taken Dalian years to finish off their first 052D, as Guiyang was launched in November 2015......a long 3+ years to outfit and test the ship

You are right it is the 11th 052D entering service.

Dalian Shipyard is slow in out-fitting and sea trial, I wonder if that is due to the methodology that they practice. Shanghai JNCX shipyard is more innovative and faster in completing same class of ships (052D and 055).

 

[LKJ86]

 

[cirr]

The 17th 052D("Nanning") was launched at JN on 23.02.2019.

The 18th, also at JN, is due for launch in a couple of months.

 

[lcloo]

The 17th 052D("Nanning") was launched at JN on 23.02.2019.

The 18th, also at JN, is due for launch in a couple of months.

Six 052D launched/fitting out/sea trial, plus three 055 fitting out/sea trial.

 

[cirr]

Six 052D launched/fitting out/sea trial, plus three 055 fitting out/sea trial.

The 3rd 055 at JN will be launched before the end of H1 2019.

 

[aziqbal]

The 3rd 055 at JN will be launched before the end of H1 2018.

Q1 2019?

 

[cirr]

Q1 2019?

Sorry, Q2 2019.