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Type 051C vs Type 052

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Specifications
Type 051C Type 052
Origin 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇳 China
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company Jiangnan Shipyard
Year introduced 2006 1994
Number built 20 units 2 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 7,100 tons 4,674 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 31.0 knots
Range NA 5,000 nm at 16 knots
Length 155.0 m 144.0 m
Beam 17.1 m 16.0 m
Crew -- 266
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Type 051C Type 052
Armament
  • 48 × S-300FM (SA-N-20) surface-to-air missiles
  • 8 × YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × 100 mm H/PJ-87 dual purpose gun
  • 2 × Type 730 30 mm seven-barrel Gatling gun close-in weapons systems
  • 2 × 3 324 mm torpedo launchers carrying Yu-7 torpedoes
  • 2 × 15 Type 946 decoy launchers
  • 2 × 18 Type 726-4 decoy launchers
  • 4 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × 8-cell HQ-7 SAM
  • 1 × twin 100 mm/56 H/PJ-33B gun
  • 2 x Type 730 CIWS
  • 2 x triple 324 mm Whitehead B515 torpedo tubes carrying Yu-7
  • 2 x 12-tube FQF 2500 ASW rocket launchers
Propulsion 2 indigenous steam turbines 2 x General Electric LM2500 gas turbines (55,000 shp) or 2 x Zorya-Mashproekt DA80 gas turbines (48,600 shp); 2 x MTU 12V 1163 TB83 diesels (8,840 shp)

Overview

The Type 051C and the Type 052 are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 7,100 tons for the Type 051C vs 4,674 tons for the Type 052. The Type 051C reaches 30 knots vs 31 knots for the Type 052.

The Type 051C was produced in 20 units vs 2 for the Type 052. The Type 051C was commissioned in 2006, 12 years after the Type 052 (1994).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Type 051C-class or Type 052-class?
The Type 051C-class has greater displacement at 7,100 tons compared to the Type 052-class's 4,674 tons.
Which is faster, the Type 051C-class or Type 052-class?
The Type 052-class is faster with a maximum speed of 31 knots compared to the Type 051C-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Type 051C-class or Type 052-class?
The Type 052-class has a longer range at 5,000 nautical miles compared to the Type 051C-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Type 051C-class or Type 052-class?
The Type 051C-class is longer at 155.0 meters compared to the Type 052-class's 144.0 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Type 051C-class or Type 052-class?
The Type 051C-class has been built in greater numbers with 20 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Type 052-class.