Chinese destroyer Lanzhou (170)

Lanzhou
History
China
NameLanzhou
NamesakeLanzhou
Laid down2002
Launched29 April 2003
CommissionedJuly 2004
IdentificationHull number: 170
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class & typeType 052C destroyer
Displacement7,000 tons
Length154 m (505 ft 3 in)
Beam17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Draught6 m (19 ft 8 in)
PropulsionCODOG, 57,000 shp (43,000 kW)
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Armament
Aircraft carried1 helicopter: Kamov Ka-27 or Harbin Z-9C ASW/SAR

Lanzhou is the lead ship of the Chinese Type 052C destroyers (NATO code name Luyang II class). The ship was laid down in late 2002, launched on 29 April 2003, and commissioned in July 2004. The destroyer is active with the People's Republic of China's South Sea Fleet.