Guided missile destroyer Haikou (DDG 171)

Guided missile destroyer Haikou (DDG 171) 0Guided missile destroyer Haikou (DDG 171) 1

Basic information

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Commissioned (service):
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Ship measurements

Displacement:
7,000 t
Length:
155 m
Beam:
17 m
Draft:
6 m

Machine

Propulsion system:
Propulsion:
  • 2 * DA80 gas turbines (35.7 MW each)
  • 2 * MTU 20V 956TB92 diesels (6 MW each)
Speed:
30 knots
Range:
4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 knots

Personnel

Complement:
280

Combat assets

Electronics:
  • Type 346 radar (air search, fire control)
  • Type 517 radar (air search)
  • Type 364 radar (air and surface search)
  • Type 344 radar (main gun fire control)
  • Type 347G(2) radar (Type 730 fire control)
  • Type 366 radar (YJ-62 fire control)
  • Bow mounted sonar
  • Towed array sonar
  • NRJ-6A
Armament:
  • 48 * HHQ-9 long-range surface-to-air missiles
  • 8 * YJ-62 anti-ship / land attack cruise missiles
  • 1 * 100 mm dual purpose gun
  • 2 * 30 mm Type 730 close-in weapons systems
  • 6 * torpedo tubes
  • 4 * 18-tube decoy rocket launcher
Aircraft:
  • 1 * helicopter: Kamov Ka-27 or Harbin Z-9C ASW/SAR

Haikou is a Chinese Type 052C destroyer (NATO code name Luyang 2 class). The ship was laid down in 2002, launched on 30 October 2003, and commissioned in late 2005. The destroyer is active with the People's Republic of China's South Sea Fleet.

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