According to a tweet published by Louis Cheung on February 12, 2022, Chinese TV released a video for the first time about the new PLA Navy's Type 055 destroyer Lhasa.
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Type 055 destroyer Lhasa (Picture source: Chinese TV)
The Type 055 large destroyer (Renhai-class cruiser) is a class of stealth-guided missile destroyers being constructed for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy.
It is a multi-mission design; the combination of sensors and weapons suggests the main role of area air defense, with anti-submarine warfare capabilities surpassing previous Chinese surface combatants. The maximum speed is estimated to be 30 knots.
Propulsive power is generated by four 28 MW QC-280 gas turbines in combined gas and gas arrangement. Additional power may be provided by six 5 MW QD-50 gas turbines.
The class has a dual-band radar system; four S-band Type 346B Dragon Eye active electronically scanned array (AESA) panels are mounted on the superstructure, and four smaller X-band panels are mounted on the mast.
The primary armament is missiles carried in 112-cell vertical launching system (VLS); 64 cells forward and 48 cells aft.
