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  "id": "type-052b",
  "name": "Type 052B Class (Luyang I Class)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Destroyer",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2004,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "Type 052B Luyang-class Multirole Destroyer Guangzhou Although the PLAN had claimed that Shenzhen was the first indigenously-produced warship to be designed with stealth as a primary design feature, measures to further reduce radar signature from the hull and superstructure are far more pronounced in this second unit of the class.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Units built",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "2 ships built of this class",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 280,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 155,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 17.2,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "6 m",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Engine power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "57,000 shp",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 30,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Aviation facilities",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Single helicopter hangar",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Embarked aircraft",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1 helicopter: Kamov Ka-27",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "FCS Name",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Type 344 Fire-Control Radar and MR90 Front-Dome fire control radar Mineral-ME (Band Stand) over-the-horizon targeting radar",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Sensors note",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "The Type 052B uses either a Fregat-MAE-5 (Top Plate) 3D search radar or a Type 382 Radar (Upgraded version from Type 381 Radar \"Sea Eagle S/C\") 3D air/surface search radar, mounted at the top of the…; The Type 344 is a multifunctional fire control radar (FCR) developed by the Xian Research Institute of Navigation Techn",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Radars and sonars",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Fregat-MAE-5 (Top Plate); MR90; Type 344",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Passive  Range",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "240 km",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Active Range",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "250 km",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Water Washdown System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Type 210 100mm Dual Purpose Gun; Type 730 CIWS; YJ-83 (CSS-N-8 Saccade); SA-N-12 Grizzly; Torpedo Launcher",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "hulls",
      "v": 2,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Hulls listed in the source card"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Type 210 100mm Dual Purpose Gun",
      "role": "Dual Purpose Naval Gun",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Dual Purpose Naval Gun",
        "Caliber": "100mm"
      },
      "qty": "1× Type 210 100 mm dual purpose gun"
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 730 CIWS",
      "role": "Close-in Weapon System",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Close-in Weapon System",
        "Caliber": "30mm"
      },
      "range_km": 3,
      "qty": "2 x Type 730 CIWS"
    },
    {
      "name": "YJ-83 (CSS-N-8 Saccade)",
      "role": "Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
        "Guidance": "Inertial navigation/active radar homing terminal guidance",
        "Warhead": "190 kg high-explosive fragmentation",
        "Speed": "Mach 0.9"
      },
      "range_km": 180,
      "qty": "16 x YJ-83 (CSS-N-8 Saccade) Anti-Ship Cruise Missile"
    },
    {
      "name": "SA-N-12 Grizzly",
      "role": "Surface-to-Air Missile",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Surface-to-Air Missile"
      },
      "range_km": 50,
      "qty": "48 x SA-N-12 Grizzly Surface-to-Air Missile"
    },
    {
      "name": "Torpedo Launcher",
      "role": "Armament",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {}
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Guangzhou",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2004 Fleet: South Sea Fleet",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Wuhan",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2004 Fleet: South Sea Fleet",
      "src": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "destroyer",
  "image": {
    "file": "type-052b.jpg",
    "thumb": "type-052b-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Boleslav1",
    "license": "CC BY 3.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Type_052B_Guangzhou_in_Leningrad.jpg",
    "title": "File:Type 052B Guangzhou in Leningrad.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY 3.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/type-052b.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-type-052b": {
      "title": "Type 052B Class (Luyang I Class) Chinese Destroyer",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Type_052B_Class_Luyang_I_Class_Chinese_Destroyer",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}