Chinese destroyer Dalian (105)

For the decommissioned Type 051 destroyer with the same name, see Chinese destroyer Dalian (110).

Type 055 destroyer
History
China
Name	Dalian
Namesake	Dalian (大连)
Builder	Dalian Shipyard, Liaoning
Launched	3 July 2018
Commissioned	23 April 2021
Identification	Pennant number: 105
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 055 destroyer
Displacement	12-13,000 tonnes (full load)
Length	180 m (590 ft 7 in)
Beam	20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Draught	6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
Installed power	6 × QD-50 turbine generators (5 MW (6,700 hp) each) Total: 30 MW (40,000 shp)
Propulsion	COGAG 4 × QC-280 gas turbines (28 MW (38,000 hp) each) Total: 112 MW (150,000 shp)
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km)
Complement	300+
Sensors and processing systems	Type 346B (C/S-band) radar X-band radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	Electronic warfare system
Armament	1 × H/PJ-38 130 mm gun 1 × H/PJ-11 CIWS 1 × HQ-10 short-range SAM 24-cell launcher 112 VLS HHQ-9 surface-to-air missiles YJ-18 anti-ship cruise missiles CJ-10 land-attack cruise missiles Missile-launched anti-submarine torpedoes 2 x sets Yu-7 torpedoes
Aircraft carried	2 medium-lift helicopters Harbin Z-9 Changhe Z-18
Aviation facilities	Stern hangar Helicopter landing platform

Dalian (105) is a Type 055 destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 23 April 2021.

Development and design

The People's Liberation Army Navy was interested in a large destroyer from as early as the late-1960s. A development program, code-named "055", initiated in 1976 was cancelled in 1983 after encountering insurmountable technical obstacles from industrial underdevelopment; for example, the required gas turbine power plants could neither be produced domestically, nor imported at acceptable prices.^[1] In April 2014, an image emerged of a full-scale mock-up of the Type 055 superstructure - with enclosed integrated mast for radar and other electronics at the Chinese naval electronic testing range in Wuhan.^[2][3]

The Type 055 is expected to undertake expeditionary missions and form the primary escort for Chinese aircraft carriers.^[4][5] The United States classifies these ships as cruisers.^[6] The United States Navy defines a cruiser as a large multi-mission surface combatant with flagship capabilities; this suggests the U.S. expects the Type 055 to fulfill a similar role as the Ticonderoga-class cruiser.^[4][7]

Construction and career

Dalian is the third ship of the class and laid down and launched on 8 July 2018 at the Dalian Shipyard in Liaoning.^[8] On 23 April 2021, the ship was commissioned^[9] by Central Military Commission chairman Xi Jinping at The Yulin Naval Base at in a ceremony that coincided with the 72nd anniversary of the PLAN.

References

1. "Summary of Historic facts （Part 3, Reviews of Large Size Destroyer Research）". Historical Data of Destroyers. Historical Data of Chinese Shipbuilding Industry (in Simplified Chinese). China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, Department of Equipment and Technology of People's Liberation Army Navy. pp. 10–11.
2. Caldwell et al.: page 4
3. Lin, Jeffrey; Singer, P.W. (9 April 2014). "The next new major Chinese warship arrives, on land". Popular Science. Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
4. Rogoway, Tyler. "China's Type 055 Super Destroyer Is A Reality Check For The US And Its Allies". The Drive. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
5. Holmes, James R. (15 February 2018). "Fleet Design with Chinese Characteristics" (PDF). The Drive. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
6. United States Department of Defense (May 2017). Annual Report To Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2017 (PDF) (Report). p. 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
7. "United States Navy Fact File: Cruisers - CG". 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
8. "China launches two Type 055 destroyers simultaneously in Dalian | Jane's 360". 2018-07-04. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
9. Vavasseur, Xavier (2021-04-24). "China Commissions a Type 055 DDG, a Type 075 LHD and a Type 094 SSBN in a Single Day". Naval News. Retrieved 2021-04-25.