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Type 052C vs Type 052D

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Specifications
Type 052C Type 052D
Origin 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇳 China
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Jiangnan Shipyard Jiangnan Shipyard
Year introduced 2004 2014
Number built 6 units 25 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 7,000 tons 7,500 tons
Maximum speed 29.0 knots 30.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 15 knots 4,500 nm at 15 knots
Length 155.0 m 156.0 m
Beam 17.0 m 17.0 m
Crew 280 --
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Type 052C Type 052D
Armament
  • 48 HHQ-9 surface-to-air missiles
  • 8 YJ-62 anti-ship cruise missiles
  • 1 × 100 mm H/PJ-87 gun
  • 2 × 30mm Type 730 close-in weapons systems
  • 6 × torpedo tubes
  • 4 × multiple rocket 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 (CODOG): 2 × DA80 gas turbines (35.7 MW each) and 2 × MTU 20V 956TB92 diesels (6 MW each) CODOG: 2 × QC-280 gas turbines, 2 × diesels

Overview

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

Displacement is 7,000 tons for the Type 052C vs 7,500 tons for the Type 052D. The Type 052C reaches 29 knots vs 30 knots for the Type 052D. Operational range is 4,500 nautical miles for the Type 052C vs 4,500 for the Type 052D.

The Type 052C was produced in 6 units vs 25 for the Type 052D. The Type 052C was commissioned in 2004, 10 years before the Type 052D (2014).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Type 052C-class or Type 052D-class?
The Type 052D-class has greater displacement at 7,500 tons compared to the Type 052C-class's 7,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Type 052C-class or Type 052D-class?
The Type 052D-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the Type 052C-class's 29 knots.
Which has longer range, the Type 052C-class or Type 052D-class?
The Type 052D-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Type 052C-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Type 052C-class or Type 052D-class?
The Type 052D-class is longer at 156.0 meters compared to the Type 052C-class's 155.0 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Type 052C-class or Type 052D-class?
The Type 052D-class has been built in greater numbers with 25 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Type 052C-class.