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Type 051B vs Type 052D

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Specifications
Type 051B Type 052D
Origin 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇳 China
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company Jiangnan Shipyard
Year introduced 1998 2014
Number built 1 unit 25 units
Estimated unit price $300 million NA
Displacement 6,096 tons 7,500 tons
Maximum speed 29.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 14 knots 4,500 nm at 15 knots
Length 154.0 m 156.0 m
Beam 16.0 m 17.0 m
Crew 250 --
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Type 051B Type 052D
Armament
  • 16 x YJ-12 anti-ship missiles
  • 32-cell vertical launching system HHQ-16 surface-to-air missiles
  • 2 x Type 1130 CIWS
  • 16 x YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
  • HQ-7 surface-to-air missiles (octuple launcher)
  • 2 x 100 mm H/PJ-33B naval guns (1 twin mount)
  • 8 × 37mm AA guns (4 twin mounts)
  • 6 x 324 mm torpedo tubes (2 triple mounts)
  • 2 x Type 946 chaff launchers
  • 2 x Type 947 chaff launchers
  • 1 × 130 mm gun
  • 1 × HHQ-10 SAM-based CIWS (24-cell launcher)
  • 1 × Type 730 gun-based CIWS
  • 64 cell VLS (GJB 5860-2006 standard)
  • HHQ-9 SAM
  • YJ-18 SSM
  • CJ-10 LACM
  • CY-5 ASM
Propulsion Combined diesel or gas: 2 × Ukrainian gas turbines (35.7 MW), 2 × MTU 1163 TB 83 diesel engines (6.5 MW) CODOG: 2 × QC-280 gas turbines, 2 × diesels

Overview

The Type 051B and the Type 052D are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 6,096 tons for the Type 051B vs 7,500 tons for the Type 052D. The Type 051B reaches 29 knots vs 30 knots for the Type 052D. Operational range is 4,500 nautical miles for the Type 051B vs 4,500 for the Type 052D.

The Type 051B was produced in 1 units vs 25 for the Type 052D. The Type 051B was commissioned in 1998, 16 years before the Type 052D (2014).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Type 051B-class or Type 052D-class?
The Type 052D-class has greater displacement at 7,500 tons compared to the Type 051B-class's 6,096 tons.
Which is faster, the Type 051B-class or Type 052D-class?
The Type 052D-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Type 051B-class's 29 knots.
Which has longer range, the Type 051B-class or Type 052D-class?
The Type 052D-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Type 051B-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Type 051B-class or Type 052D-class?
The Type 052D-class is longer at 156.0 meters compared to the Type 051B-class's 154.0 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Type 051B-class or Type 052D-class?
The Type 052D-class has been built in greater numbers with 25 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Type 051B-class.