Class profile

Renhai Class (Type 055)

China - Guided Missile Cruiser

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Renhai Class (Type 055)
PLANS Nanchang (DDG-101), representative Type 055 / Renhai class large destroyer.

Class facts

Country

China

Type

Guided Missile Cruiser

Length

180 m

Displacement

12000 t

Speed

30 kn

Public ships

0

Public description

The Renhai Type 055 class is the PLAN's largest modern surface combatant and a centerpiece of blue-water task-group escort. A large universal vertical-launch battery, phased-array radar and integrated command systems give the class area air defence, anti-surface strike, land-attack potential and ASW support roles. It is especially important as an escort and command-capable combatant for carrier and major surface groups.

Public ships in class

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Equipment summary

Weapon

PLAN universal VLS

HQ-9 surface-to-air missile

YJ-18 anti-ship missile

Yu-8 anti-submarine rocket

H/PJ-38 naval gun

H/PJ-11 CIWS

secondary

HHQ-10 point defence missile

secondary

Sensor

Type 346 radar

Aircraft

Shipborne helicopter

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