052C, the first generation of area defence DDG, six were built, all commissioned170 launched on Apr 1, 2003
171 launched on Oct 1, 2003
150 launched on Oct 1, 2010
151 launched on Jul 1, 2011
152 launched on Jan 1, 2012
153 launched on Jul 1, 2012
052D the new generation of area defence/general purpose DDG to be built in bulk.
Currently known quantity is 8 to be built by Jiangnan shipyard, 2 by Dalian shipyard.
172 launched on Aug 30, 2012, commissioned
173 launched on Dec 19, 2012, commissioned
174 launched on Jul 1, 2013, seen in sea trial in Hainan with 175
175 launched on Mar 28, 2014, penant not painted yet, seen in sea trial in Hainan
117 launched on Aug 28, 2014, penant not painted yet.
118 launched on Dec 30, 2014, penant not painted yet.
Two more ships 119, 120 are under construction in Jiangnan shipyard.
Another two ships 154, 155 are built by Dalian shipyard.
154 launched in late 2015
055 illustration
Not a replacement for 052D, the 055 is a larger ship.
Size comparison of 055 to 052D
