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The new Type 055 guided-missile destroyer Anqing (Hull 110), China, 2026. Source: China Daily

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Type 055: A destroyer or a cruiser?

The People’s Liberation Army Navy, shortly the Chinese Navy, commissioned Nanchang, the first of the new Type 055-class, also known as the Renhai-class, destroyers in the early days of 2020. It is confident that the ship, which the USA classifies as a cruiser considering its dimensions and features, will provide a significant increase in China’s blue-water combat capability. The destroyer was…

The Most Powerful Chinese destroyer, Type 055 Class Nanchang, spotted in waters near Japan

A Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy flotilla led by the country’s most powerful surface combatant, Type 055 class destroyer Nanchang, sailed through the Tsushima Strait on Thursday and headed toward the Sea of Japan, the Japan Defense Ministry said Friday. The PLA Navy flotilla was consisting of three warships, the Type 055 guided-missile destroyer Nanchang, the Type 052D…

#China is preparing to put into operation the largest destroyer in #Asia

In China, shipyards of the Shanghai Shipping Company have begun installing equipment for the destroyer Type 055, which will form the basis of China’s ocean fleet. The destroyer was launched in June and became the first of a series of four ships of this type that are being built in China. Two of them will serve as escort carriers, and two will be used as independent combat units. According to…