CNS Baotou (133)

Guided-Missile Destroyer [ 2021 ]

CNS Baotou 133 is one of the more recent additions of the potent Type 052D class destroyers operated by the Chinese Navy.

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CNS Baotou (133) is one of the latest additions to the People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN) Type 052D destroyer class. The 7,500-ton warship is assigned to the East Sea Fleet and was commissioned into service in May of 2021. The Type 052D destroyer group is a critical component of Chinese surface warfare with some twenty-five active hulls available since the end of 2022. Six are currently under construction (2022). These have been used to succeed the older Type 052C designs and incorporate a slew of changes including larger dimensions to receive its own classification. The vessels are known to NATO as "Luyang III-class" and arrive in both original and "stretched" hull forms - of which Baotou is a part of the latter.

The warship serves as a guided-missile destroyer powered by a COmbined Diesel-Or-Gas (CODOG) arrangement involving 2 x QC-3280 gas turbines with 2 x MTU 20V 956TB92 marine diesel engines driving 2 x Shafts astern. This provides the ship with headway speeds of 30 knots and a range out to 4,500 nautical miles.

Dimensions include a running length of 528.2 feet with a beam of 55.8 feet and a draught of 19.7 feet.

Installed systems include the Type 346A 3D Active, Electronically-Scanned Array (AESA) radar, Type 518 air-search radar, Type 364 altitude-and-surface search radar, and the Type 349A Fire Control System (FCS). Also carried is the Type 760 navigation radar, variable depth sonar, and a towed sonar array. The H/RJZ-726 serves as the Electronic Warfare (EW) suite while 4 x Type 726-4A decoy launchers with 18 reloads each are available.

Armament is centered on a mix of ballistic and missile options: Over the forecastle is a single 130mm turreted deck gun. A 64-cell Vertical Launch System (VLS) houses HHQ-9 surface-to-air, YJ-18 surface-to-surface, and CY-5 anti-ship missiles. The 30mm Type 1130 Gatling-style weapon provides close-in defense against inbound aerial threats.

Over the rear of the hull is a combination helipad-hangar deck area for support of a single medium-lift navalized helicopter for Over-the-Horizon (OtH) work.

All pertinent components of the vessel are centralized fore and aft of midships including the bridge section, main mast, smoke funnels, and aft-mast. VLSs are set aft of the deck gun and ahead of the hangar deck area.

CNS Baotou was photographed in active participation with Russian forces in a recent (December 2022) joint-exercise.©MilitaryFactory.com

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Specifications

Service Year

2021

Origin

China

Status

COMMISSIONED
In Active Service.

Complement

280
PERSONNEL

Class

Type 052D (Luyang III)

Number-in-Class

31
VESSELS

Ships-in-Class

CNS Baotou (133)

China

(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)

✓ Offshore Bombardment
Offshore bombardment / attack of surface targets / areas primarily through onboard ballistic weaponry.

✓ Land-Attack
Offshore strike of surface targets primarily through onboard missile / rocket weaponry.

✓ Maritime Patrol
Active patroling of vital waterways and maritime areas; can also serve as local deterrence against airborne and seaborne threats.

✓ Airspace Denial / Deterrence
Neutralization or deterrence of airborne elements through onboard ballistic of missile weaponry.

✓ Fleet Support
Serving in support (either firepower or material) of the main surface fleet in Blue Water environments.

ANTI-AIRCRAFT

Onboard systems alert and protect the vessel from airborne, low-flying airborne threats through ballistic and / or missile weaponry.

OVER-THE-HORIZON

An Over-the-Horizon operational capability is granted to the vessel, typically through launched fixed-wing / rotary-wing aircraft.

MISSILE ARMAMENT

The vessel supports the launching of missiles against airborne, waterborne, or land-based targets at range; typical of modern designs.

Length

515.0 ft
156.97 m

Beam

55.8 ft
17.01 m

Draught

19.7 ft
6.00 m

Displacement

7,500
tons

Installed Power: CODAG (COmbined Diesel-And-Gas): 2 x QC-280 gas turbines with 2 x MTU 20V 956TB92 marine diesels driving power to 2 x Shafts astern.

Surface Speed

30.0 kts
(34.5 mph)

Range

4,519 nm
(5,200 mi | 8,369 km)

1 x 130mm turreted deck gun over forecastle.

1 x 64-cell Vertical Launch System (VLS) supporting SAM, SSM, and ASM missile types.

1 x 24-cell HQ-10 Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) VLS.

2 x 30mm Type 1130 Close-In Weapon System (CIWS).

Supported Types

Graphical image of a modern warship turreted deck gun armament

Graphical image of an aircraft Gatling-style rotating gun

Graphical image of an air-to-air missile weapon

(Not all weapon types may be represented in the showcase above)

1 x Medium-lift navy helicopter supported from stern helipad / hangar section.

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