''Zhangzhou'' (151) is a

Type 052C destroyer The Type 052C destroyer (NATO/ OSD Luyang II-class destroyer) is a class of guided-missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force (PLAN). The Type 052C introduced both fixed active electronically scanned array (AE ...

of the

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. She was commissioned on 26 December 2013.

Development and design

The ''Type 052C'' appears to share the same basic hull design as the

Type 052B destroyer The Type 052B (NATO/ OSD Luyang I-class destroyer is a class of guided-missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force (PLAN). The Type 052B was China's first modern destroyer designKirchberger (2015): page 195McDevi ...

, which in turn is based on the

Type 051B destroyer The Type 051B destroyer (NATO reporting name: Luhai class) is a class of destroyer built by the People's Republic of China. It consists of only one ship, ''Shenzhen'' (167). When ''Shenzhen'' was commissioned into the People's Liberation Army N ...

. Stealth features are incorporated. They uses predominantly Chinese systems derived from earlier foreign technology; the preceding Type 052 and Type 052B destroyers used a mixture of Russian and Chinese systems.McDevitt: pages 59 The ''Type 052C'' propulsion is in the

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(CODOG) arrangement, with two

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DA80

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and two MTU 20V 956TB92

diesel engines The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-call ...

. The DA80s had blade problems and may have contributed to the last two Type 052Cs sitting pierside at the shipyard for two years without being accepted by the PLAN. A

Kamov Ka-28 The Kamov Ka-27 (NATO reporting name 'Helix') is a military helicopter developed for the Soviet Navy, and currently in service in various countries including Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam, China, South Korea, and India. Variants include the Ka-29 a ...

or Harbin Z-9 helicopter may operate from the rear hangar and flight deck.McDevitt: pages 61 The Ka-28 is equipped with a search radar and dipping sonar and can also employ sonobuoys, torpedoes, depth charges, or mines.United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence: The PLA Navy, pages 20–21 The Z-9 is a variant of the

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AS365 Dauphin. The naval variant of the Z-9, the Z-9C, is equipped with the KLC-1 search radar, dipping sonar, and is typically armed with a single, lightweight torpedo.United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence: The PLA Navy, pages 20 Either helicopter significantly improves the

anti-submarine An anti-submarine weapon (ASW) is any one of a number of devices that are intended to act against a submarine and its crew, to destroy (sink) the vessel or reduce its capability as a weapon of war. In its simplest sense, an anti-submarine weapo ...

capabilities of the Type 052C. The main gun is a PJ-87. The gun suffered from jamming and may have influenced the decision to adopt a different weapon for the

Type 052D destroyer The Type 052D destroyer (NATO/ OSD Luyang III-class destroyer) is a class of guided-missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. The Type 052D is a larger variant of the Type 052C; the Type 052D uses a canister-type, instead ...

. The weapon has a rate of fire of 25 rounds per minute. Close-in defence is provided by two seven-barrel

Type 730 CIWS The Type 730 is a Chinese seven-barrelled 30 mm Gatling gun/ Rotary cannon CIWS. It has a PLA Navy designation H/PJ12. It is mounted in an enclosed automatic turret and directed by radar, and electro-optical tracking systems. The maximum ...

, one mounted forward of the bridge and one atop the hangar. Each gun has a maximum rate of fire of 4200 rounds per minute.

Construction and career

''Zhangzhou'' was launched on 25 June 2011 at the

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. Commissioned on 26 December 2013. On May 18, 2014, ''Zhengzhou'',

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and

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, as the first surface ship formation command ship, participated in the Maritime Cooperation 2014 Sino-Russian maritime joint military exercise of the Varyag, Admiral Panteleev and Admiral Nevelsky and other Russian ships at Wusongkou in

. From May 20th to 26th, the two sides conducted exercises such as ship anchorage defense, joint sea assault and joint anti-submarine. On July 11, 2014, Shanghai held a Navigation Day theme publicity and commemorative event. Zhengzhou and rescue ship Donghai Jiu berthed at the Shanghai Port International Passenger Transport Center Wharf, open to the public to visit. On September 14, 2014, a maritime formation consisting of ''Zhengzhou'' and combat support ships, local law enforcement ships, helicopters, and submarines set off for a certain sea area in the

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to carry out the Poseidon 2014 maritime combat support exercise. The exercise supported nine actual combat subjects, including protection of maritime law enforcement forces' rights protection and law enforcement operations, joint military-land search and rescue, opening of maritime emergency channels, and rescue of disabled submarines. On December 12, 2014, ''Zhengzhou'', Taizhou,

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, Qiandaohu and a

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. The ships crossed the Miyako Strait into the Western Pacific. On December 25, 2016, according to a report by the Japanese Integrated Staff and Supervision Department, the Liaoning carrier formation, which is undergoing open sea training, was composed of eight warships. In addition to the

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, it also includes ''Zhengzhou'',

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, and a Type 054A guided missile frigate.

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, Type 054A guided missile frigate

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and Type 903A integrated supply ship Gaoyouhu. On 22 May 2022, the ''Zhengzhou'' conducted drills in the

as a part of the Liaoning Carrier Group; and they were sighted near

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by the

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Gallery

File:Chinese missile destroyer Zhengzhou and Russian missile cruiser Varyag.jpg, ''Zhengzhou'' and Varyag on 26 May 2014. File:PLANS Zhengzhou (DDG-151).jpg, ''Zhengzhou'' underway on 12 December 2014. File:PLANS Zhengzhou (DDG-151) 20150612.jpg, ''Zhengzhou'' underway on 12 June 2015. File:PLANS Zhengzhou (DDG-151) 20161224.jpg, ''Zhengzhou'' underway on 25 December 2016. File:PLANS Zhengzhou (DDG-151) 20180420.jpg, ''Zhengzhou'' underway on 20 April 2018.

References

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