{
  "id": "type-052d",
  "name": "Type 052D (Luyang III)",
  "aliases": [
    "Luyang III",
    "Type 052DL"
  ],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Guided-missile destroyer",
  "status": "in-service",
  "fielded": 2014,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Type 052D Class, also known as the Luyang III-Class, is an evolution of the earlier Type 052C destroyers. This new class includes several advancements, such as an upgraded Dragon Eye phased array radar with flat panels, replacing the curved panels used in the Type 052C.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 320,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Officers: 40; Enlisted: 280"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 156,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 17.2,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "6.0 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 7500,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (full load)"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 30,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 8334,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "4,500 n miles (8,334.0 km) (5,178.5 miles) at 15 kt (27.8 km/h) (17.3 mph)"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Air Search Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x H/LJQ-517B (Knife Rest); A-band or 1 VHF radar Type 052DL; A-band",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Air Search/Fire Control Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x H/LJQ-346A (Dragon Eye); 3D; 4 fixed-face panels; E/F-band (G/H-band missile guidance). 1 x H/LJQ-364; H/I-bands or 1 x unknown two-panel rotating radar.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Surface Search/Fire Control Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 H/LJQ-366 (Back Board) (derived from Mineral-ME1/2 [Band Stand]); I-band active and D/E/F/G/H-bands passive radar (for SSM).",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Navigation Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "2 x Kaige; I-band.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fire Control Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x H/LJP-344A; I-band (for 130 mm). 1 x H/LJP-349; I-band (on 30 mm CIWS).",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Sonars",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x H/SJD-9; hull mounted; active search and attack; medium frequency. Towed sonar suite including 1 x passive towed array and 1 x active VDS (possibly H/SJG-311).",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Embarked aircraft",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 x Z-9C/D or Ka-28/31 Helix or Z-20.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Physical Countermeasures",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Decoys: Type 726-4 DLS; 4 x 18 barrelled 122 mm trainable launchers; IR flares and chaff. Can fire anti-torpedo decoys and HE mortars. 4 launchers for inflatable floating decoys (in most).",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Electronic Countermeasures",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "ESM/ECM: Type 726 EW suite including Type 726-1 radar intercept, Type 726-2 direction finder, Type 726-5 further radar intercept, Type 726-3 radar jammer. Laser warning system.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Missile System: launch system",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "64-cell Universal VLS (32 fwd, 32 aft) for a mix of SLCM, SSM, and SAM.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Missile System: slcm",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "To be announced.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Missile System: sSM",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "YJ-18, YJ-21.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Missile System: sAM",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "HHQ-9A; command guidance and semi-active radar terminal homing to 150 km (81 n miles) at Mach 3; warhead 90 kg (fired from VLS). 1 HHQ-10 24-cell launcher; passive IR/anti-radiation homing to 9 km (4.9 n miles).",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Missile System: a/S",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Cy-5/Yu-8 rocket-assisted ASW weapon fired from VLS; missile range 30 km (16.2 n miles) at Mach 0.9; payload Yu-11.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Gun Systems",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1 x H/PJ45A-130-1 130 mm; 60–80 rds/min to 29 km (15.6 n miles); weight of shell 13.5 kg. 1 H/PJ12 (Type 730) 30 mm; 7 barrels per mounting; 4,200 rds/min combined to 4 km (2.2 n miles); on-mount H/LJP-349 search-and-track radar and optronic director or 1 x…",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedoes",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "6 x 324 mm Type 7424 (2 triple) tubes; Yu-7 torpedo; active/passive homing to 14 km (7.6 n miles) at 43 kt; thermal; warhead 45 kg.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "hulls",
      "v": 32,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ],
      "conf": "low",
      "note": "Hulls listed in the source card"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Kunming (#172)",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2014",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Changsha (#173)",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2015",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Hefei (#174)",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2015",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Yinchuan (#175)",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2016",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Xining (#117)",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2017",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Ürümqi (#118)",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2018",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Xiamen (#154)",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2017",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Guiyang (#119)",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2019",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-052d"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "destroyer",
  "image": {
    "file": "type-052d.jpg",
    "thumb": "type-052d-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Bestalex",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Type-052D_destroyer_Jiaozuo_%E7%84%A6%E4%BD%9C_(163)_during_a_visit_to_Saint_Petersburg,_Russia_(July_26,_2024).jpg",
    "title": "File:Type-052D destroyer Jiaozuo 焦作 (163) during a visit to Saint Petersburg, Russia (July 26, 2024).jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-06",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/type-052d.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-type-052d": {
      "title": "Type 052D Class (Luyang III-Class) Chinese Destroyer",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Type_052D_Class_Luyang_III-Class_Chinese_Destroyer",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}