PLA Navy will soon be replenished another destroyer Zibo. On Sunday, the 14th ship of the project Type 052D was launched at the Jiangnan Changxing shipyard near Shanghai, According Warspot.
Ships of the project are based in China with 2012 of the year. Already 8 destroyers are part of the Navy, three are being tested in the sea, three more are being completed afloat. Besides, at least five ships are on the stocks. In this way, PLA Navy will receive at least 19 Type 052D destroyers.
Zibo is somewhat different from its predecessors. It is equipped with an elongated helipad to accommodate the new helicopter Z-20. Also, Zibo and all subsequent destroyers (According to unconfirmed information) will receive new radars.
Ship Displacement - 7500 t, sediment - 6,5 m, length - 156 m, width - 18 m. Maximum speed - 30 knots. crew - 280 human.
During the construction of the ships used stealth technology, reduce their radar signature.
Destroyer armed with missiles are, capable of hitting air, surface and ground targets, torpedo, mines, and 130 mm artillery and 30-mm anti-aircraft installations.
Currently, in addition to these vessels, Chinese shipyards are building a new generation of destroyers Type 055.
