Type 055 DDG News & Discussions

[Sasquatch]

@Hu Songshan

Is this u said, The Commencement Ceremony of 055-class DDG building ?
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Yes.

 

[AgentOrange]

Only 12,000? I think 14,000 or 15,000.

You think that based on what? All the people that have done mockup drawings based on the radar signature testbed have ended up with the 11000-12000 range. Where's your evidence?

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

You think that based on what? All the people that have done mockup drawings based on the radar signature testbed have ended up with the 11000-12000 range. Where's your evidence?

The mockup is about 185 x 23, so probably something like 12000 tons standard or 13000-14000 tons full.

 

[AMDR]

Congratulations China!

 

[english_man]

Whats all this talk of tonnage of the 055 for?

We wont know exactly the displacement of the vessel, until its completed, and the ships full specification is then disclosed.

It's what the ship carries, electronic and armament wise that counts, and lets say that the ship has a 12,000 tonnes displacement, that is still one very big warship in the modern era for its class!....... Bigger than an American 'Arleigh Burke' Destroyer, or 'Ticonderoga' Cruiser' or S.Korea's 'King Sejong', and Japans 'Kongo' and 'Atago' classes .........and its only a little less than the US's 'Zumwalt', but only 3 are ever going to be made of that class.

Remember Chinese warships pack a very powerful punch for their size, i.e. the 056 Corvette at some 1,400 tonnes packs a far stronger punch than such vessels as the 'Littoral Combat Ship' which is over twice the displacement.

Anyway, if members here think that larger displacement means better...............then that accolade goes to Russia with its 4 'Kirov' class cruisers at over 28,000 tonnes full load.

What counts, is that i'am sure that there will be more than a handful of 055 Cruisers built for the Chinese Navy, and together with the 052D Destroyers, these vessels will be able to provide an unmatched? very powerful defensive and offensive capability for a naval task force.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Only two Type 055 DDGs will be built for the experimental phase, and the mass production version will be the Type 055A.

BTW, the Type 055 is about 12000 tons standard, and it is likely that the Type 055A will get as big as the DDG-1000.

 

[Zarvan]

here is the link
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it reads: 055 destroyer No.1 construction start ceremony

Please post the pictures of models and How it will look like when completed ?

 

[cnleio]

Yes.

Pls stick this 055 DDG Thread like that 052D building thread in 2012.

 

[cirr]

The unit cost is said to be rather acceptable，especially in view of the fact that comparable western ships are priced in billions of USDs。

The Type 055A will be bigger than the Type 055.

The GAD turned down the original design of a 18000-ton normal displacement ship。

Type 055 is merely a platform capable of future upgrades in systems，weapons etc。

Work has indeed begun on the next iteration。

 

[black-hawk_101]

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Why not Algeria cancel the order for Frigate and order this about 7-8 of these under license.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Why not Algeria cancel the order for Frigate and order this about 7-8 of these under license.

Too expensive, and too much resources and manpower for many countries to maintain and to operate these monsters.

 

[AgentOrange]

Too expensive, and too much resources and manpower for many countries to maintain and to operate these monsters.

Exactly. In a similar vein, there's a reason why not a lot of countries operate submarines even though they're the ultimate asymmetrical weapon. Most countries simply lack the infrastructure to support warships more complex than something for coastal patrols.

 

[Pangu]

I'm more concern about it's power plant/propulsion. Any idea about it's configuration?

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Exactly. In a similar vein, there's a reason why not a lot of countries operate submarines even though they're the ultimate asymmetrical weapon. Most countries simply lack the infrastructure to support warships more complex than something for coastal patrols.

In regard of the boomer, China values it even higher than the aircraft carrier.

China has not yet made a noise about the boomer.

 

[rcrmj]

Why not Algeria cancel the order for Frigate and order this about 7-8 of these under license.

one ship's production costs as much as $1billion, so its wont be necessary