Type-051C class
NATO: Luzhou
Overview
Type-051C class
Chinese Type-051C (NATO: Luzhou) class visiting Vladivostok in 2015.
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Origin
China
Type
Destroyer
Entered service
2006
Status
In service
Development
Late 1990's
Developer
China
Production
2002 - 2007
Producer
China
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Dalian shipyard
Number produced
2
Designations
Shenyang (lead ship)
Luzhou class (NATO reporting name)
Luzhou class (NATO reporting name)
Notable users
China
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PLA Navy
Details
Facts
Type-051C class
General
Origin
China
Type
Destroyer
Complement
280 including 30 officers
Dimensions
Displacement
7.100 - 7.300 t full load
6.600 t standard
Length
155 m
Beam
17.1 m
Draft
6.0 m
Propulsion
Arrangement
Steam turbine propulsion
Machinery
4x boiler
2x steam turbine
Power output
94.000 hp
Propulsion
2 shafts, controllable pitch propellers
Mobility
Speed
29 - 30 knots
Range
6.500 nm at 15 knots
Sensors
Surface search
1x Type 364
Air search
1x Type 382 (Fregat-MAE-5) 3D air search
Fire control radar
1x 30N6E1 "Tomb Stone", for Rif-M
Fire control radar
1x Type 344, for 100mm gun
Fire control radar
Mineral-ME for YJ-83
Sonar
SJD-9 (DUBV-23) hull mounted sonar
Systems
Combat data management
ZKJ-4
ECM system
H/RJZ-726
Decoys
2x 15-tube Type 946 chaff/flare launcher
Decoys
2x 18-tube Type 726-4 chaff/flare launcher
Datalink
HN-900
Guns
Dual purpose
1x 100mm H/PJ87
CIWS
2x 30mm H/PJ12
SSM
Anti-ship
2x4 YJ-83 subsonic anti-ship missile
SAM
Long range
6x 8-tube B-203A VLS for S-300FM Rif-M
ASW
Torpedo tubes
2x 3-tube Type 7427
Torpedo type
324mm Yu-7
Aircraft
Facilities
No hangar, platform for one medium helicopter
Supported types
Z-9C or Ka-28
Media
Type-051C class
A Chinese Type-051C (NATO: Luzhou) class destroyer passing a US Navy ship.
Source: US Navy
Copyright: Public domain
Type-051C class
Chinese Type-051C (NATO: Luzhou) class destroyer visiting Vladivostok in 2015. Note the lack of hangar on the Type-051C class.
Source: www.mil.ru
Copyright: GNU Attribution - Share Alike license
Type-051C class
Aerial view of Type-051C (NATO: Luzhou) class destroyer at sea.
Source: www.mod.go.jp
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Subcomponents
S-300FM Rif-M
6x octuple B-203A launcher for S-300FM Rif-M long range SAM system.
Harbin Z-9C
No hangar, platform for one medium helicopter. Supported types are Z-9C or Ka-28.
Related articles
Type-051B class
The Type-051C is based on the hull design of the Type-051B class and has a similar steam turbine propulsion system.
Type-052C class
Only two Type-051C were built as interim measure until the more capable Type-052C class became available.