![]() Nanchang in April 2021
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Class overview | |
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Cost | CN¥6 billion (US$888 million) per unit including R&D (FY 2017)[1] |
Built | 2014–present[3] |
In service | 2020–present[2] |
Planned | 16[5] |
Building | 2[6] |
Active | 8[4] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile cruiser (per NATO) |
Displacement | |
Length | 180 m (590 ft 7 in)[8] |
Beam | 20 m (65 ft 7 in)[8] |
Draught | 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)[3] |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[3] |
Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)[3] |
Complement | 300+[12] |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys |
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The Type 055 destroyer (NATO/OSD designation Renhai-class cruiser)[19] is a class of stealth guided-missile destroyers (rated as guided-missile cruisers per NATO/OSD standard parlance) constructed for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). It has a multi-mission design; the combination of sensors and weapons provides a main role of area air defence, with anti-submarine warfare capabilities surpassing previous Chinese surface combatants.[20]
The Type 055 undertakes blue-water expeditionary missions[21] and forms the primary escort for Chinese aircraft carriers.[20] The United States classifies these ships as cruisers[22] as the United States Navy (USN) defines a cruiser as a large multi-mission surface combatant with flag facilities;[23] this suggests the U.S. expects the Type 055 to fulfill a similar role to the USN's Ticonderoga-class cruiser.[20]
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