Type 052C destroyer

Haikou during RIMPAC in 2014
Class overview
Builders:	Jiangnan Shipyard
Operators:	PLA Navy Surface Force
Preceded by:	Type 051C
Succeeded by:	Type 052D
Completed:	6
Active:	6
General characteristics
Type:	Destroyer
Displacement:	7,000 tons
Length:	155.5 m (510 ft 2 in)
Beam:	17.2 m (56 ft 5 in)
Draught:	6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Propulsion:	Combined diesel or gas 2 DN80 / 2 UGT25000 gas turbines each generating 24 MW / 28 MW and 2 MTU Friedrichshafen 12V 1163TB83 diesels each generating 5 MW
Speed:	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement:	280
Sensors and processing systems:	H/LJG-346 multifunction active phased array radar Anti stealth H/LJQ-517B radar with Yagi antenna H/LJQ-364 low altitude and surface search radar H/LJQ-366 other-thee-horizon surface search & targeting radar H/LJP-349 fire control radar for close-in weapon systems H/LJP-344A phased array fire control radar for main gun H/SJD-9 active/passive sonar dipping sonar
Armament:	48 HHQ-9 long-range surface-to-air missiles 8 C-805 anti-ship / land attack cruise missiles or 8 HN-2 land attack cruise missiles or 8 YJ-62 anti-ship / land attack cruise missiles 1 × Type 210 100 mm dual purpose gun 2 × 30mm Type 730 close-in weapons systems 6 torpedo tubes 4 × 18-tube decoy rocket launcher
Aircraft carried:	1 helicopter: Kamov Ka-27 or Harbin Z-9C ASW/SAR
Aviation facilities:	Stern hangar Helicopter landing platform

The Type 052C destroyer (NATO code name Luyang II class, or Lanzhou class after the lead ship) is a class of destroyer built by China. It features a four array AESA multi-function phased array radar for 360-degree coverage. The radar is used in conjunction with vertically launched HHQ-9 long-range air defence missiles. The Type 052C was the first warship in the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force to have true long-range fleet air defence capability.

The design for the Type 052C was approved in September 2001. The chief designer was believed to be Zhu Yingfu (朱英富), the director of the 701st Research Institute of the 7th Academy of China Shipbuilding Heavy Industrial Group; Pan Jingfu (潘镜芙), the designer for the previous three classes, had retired prior to the approval.

Two ships, Lanzhou and Haikou were constructed by Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai starting in 2002, and entering service by 2005. Production resumed at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai toward the end of the decade, with 4 more launched by 2012. There were six more ships planned after Lanzhou and Haikou. However, the hull of at least one planned ships was modified into newer Type 052D.

The Type 052C used the same hull and propulsion as the preceding Type 052B destroyer, which had also been built by Jiangnan. While the Type 052B used a mixture of Russian and Chinese systems, the Type 052C used predominantly Chinese systems, with a few sensors being notable exceptions.

The Type 052C was designed for the fleet air defence role, and mounted the Type 348 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, and vertically launched HQ-9 air defence missiles. It also carried YJ-62 anti-ship missiles. All three were new aboard Chinese warships.