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Destructor clase Type 051C / Luzhou

Also known as
  • Destructor Type 051C
  • Clase Luzhou
  • Destructor clase Luzhou
  • Type 051C / clase Luzhou

El Type 051C, también llamado clase Luzhou, es una clase china de destructor de defensa aérea de la Armada del Ejército Popular de Liberación construida por Dalian Shipyard para defensa aérea de área de flota de largo alcance. Referencias de fuentes abiertas lo describen como una clase de dos buques basada en el casco anterior Type 051B y equipada con misiles superficie-aire rusos S-300FM, sistemas de armas de defensa cercana Type 730 y una planta propulsora de turbinas de vapor.

Destructor clase Type 051C / Luzhou, Clase de destructor de defensa aérea de la Armada del Ejército Popular de Liberación de China, Sistemas navales
Image source: CNS Shijiazhuang (DDG-116)
Class Snapshot

El Type 051C fue el destructor especializado de defensa aérea de área de largo alcance de la PLAN antes de que familias posteriores de destructores chinos asumieran ese papel. Las referencias de fuentes abiertas vinculan de forma consistente la clase con el casco anterior Type 051B, misiles rusos S-300FM, una configuración de dos CIWS Type 730 y una serie de producción reducida de dos buques.

DatoDetalle respaldado por fuentes
Función de claseDestructor de defensa aérea para defensa de área de flota.
Tamaño de la claseDos buques completados: Shenyang y Shijiazhuang.
Base de diseñoCasco Type 051B modificado con propulsión de turbinas de vapor.
Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
China
Type
Clase de destructor de defensa aérea de la Armada del Ejército Popular de Liberación de China
Service note
Construido a mediados de la década de 2000; dos buques entraron en servicio con la PLAN desde 2006
Designed
Principios de la década de 2000
Produced
2002-2007
Number built
2

Specifications

Desplazamiento
Aproximadamente 6.600 toneladas estándar; aproximadamente 7.300 toneladas a plena carga
Eslora
Aproximadamente 155 metros
Manga
17,2 metros
Calado
Aproximadamente 6 metros
Velocidad
Aproximadamente 30 nudos
Armamento
Sistema de lanzamiento vertical S-300FM de 48 celdas, ocho misiles antibuque YJ-83, un cañón de 100 mm y dos montajes CIWS Type 730
Propulsión
Turbinas de vapor y calderas; dos ejes
Variants
  • Shenyang
  • Shijiazhuang
Timeline

Destructor clase Type 051C / Luzhou Key Events

  1. Class revealed in open source

    Informes de fuentes abiertas describieron el Type 051C en construcción en Dalian Shipyard en 2004.

    Sources: Type 51C Luzhou AAW DDG

  2. First ship enters service

    GlobalSecurity y otras referencias sitúan al primer buque, Shenyang, en servicio con la PLAN en 2006.

    Sources: Type 51C Luzhou AAW DDG, Type 51C Luzhou / Luhai II AAW DDG - Design

  3. Second ship commissioned

    Shijiazhuang, el segundo y último destructor Type 051C, entró en servicio en enero de 2007.

    Sources: Guided-missile destroyer Shijiazhuang in combat training

Media

Destructor clase Type 051C / Luzhou Images

Destructor clase Type 051C / Luzhou, Clase de destructor de defensa aérea de la Armada del Ejército Popular de Liberación de China, Sistemas navales - view 1
Source: PLANS Shenyang (DDG-115) 20150825 2
Destructor clase Type 051C / Luzhou, Clase de destructor de defensa aérea de la Armada del Ejército Popular de Liberación de China, Sistemas navales - view 2
Source: USN Type 051C destroyer 116
Related Weapon Systems
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Sources

Type 51C Luzhou AAW DDGPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports the class designation, Dalian Shipyard production context, modified Type 051B hull description, S-300FM missile fit, Type 730 CIWS, YJ-83 missiles, steam-turbine propulsion, and broad class background. | Accessed: 2026-06-25Type 051C / Luzhou Class Guided Missile DestroyersPublisher: Naval Technology | Note: Supports the class role as an air-defence guided-missile destroyer built for the People's Liberation Army Navy. | Accessed: 2026-06-25Type 51C Luzhou / Luhai II AAW DDG - DesignPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports the 2006 service entry context, the two-ship class size, and the design relationship to the older Type 051B hull. | Accessed: 2026-06-25Guided-missile destroyer Shijiazhuang in combat trainingPublisher: Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China | Note: Supports current image provenance for the Type 051C destroyer Shijiazhuang and confirms the ship's class identity in official imagery. | Accessed: 2026-06-25CNS Shijiazhuang (DDG-116)Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a Type 051C destroyer photograph used in the gallery. | Accessed: 2026-06-25PLANS Shenyang (DDG-115) 20150825 2Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a second Type 051C destroyer photograph used in the gallery. | Accessed: 2026-06-25USN Type 051C destroyer 116Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a third Type 051C destroyer photograph used in the gallery. | Accessed: 2026-06-25