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TYPE 055 DESTROYER
Type 055 / Renhai-class
Guided Missile Cruiser/Destroyer
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OVERVIEW
MANUFACTURERJiangnan / Dalian Shipbuilding
YEAR INTRODUCED2020
UNITS IN SERVICE8
UNITS PRODUCED8
UNIT COST$900.0M
DESCRIPTION
The PLAN's most capable surface combatant — classified by the US Navy as a cruiser due to its 13,000-ton displacement and 112-cell VLS. Eight in service by 2025 gives China enormous fleet air defense depth.
SPECIFICATIONS
TECHNICAL SPECS
Displacement
13,000 tons (full load)
Length
180 m
Crew
310
Speed
30+ knots
Propulsion
Combined gas and steam (COGAS) turbines
Vls
112-cell VLS (YJ-18 AShM, HHQ-9B SAM, CJ-10 cruise missile, Yu-8 ASROC)
Armament
H/PJ-38 130mm gun, H/PJ-11 CIWS, YU-6 torpedoes
Radar
Type 346B S-band AESA + Type 518 L-band
Unit Cost U S D
$900.0M
COMBAT RECORD
COMBAT HISTORY
No combat use. Escorted aircraft carrier groups and participated in Indo-Pacific patrols.
GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
OPERATORS
Operator data coming soon