Chinese destroyer Dalian (105)
Type 055 destroyer of the PLA Navy
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Dalian (105) is a Type 055 destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 23 April 2021.
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| History | |
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| Name | Dalian |
| Namesake | Dalian (大连) |
| Builder | Dalian Shipyard, Liaoning |
| Launched | 3 July 2018 |
| Commissioned | 23 April 2021 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 105 |
| Motto | "Loyal, Victorious, Hard Working, Exceeding" (Chinese: 忠诚，胜战，实干，超越) |
| Status | Active |
| Badge | See #Ship Badge |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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) |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) |
| Complement | 300+ |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Electronic warfare system |
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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.
