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Type 052B destroyer: Programme, Overview & Design

The Type 052B (NATO/OSD Luyang I-class destroyer) is a class of guided-missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force (PLAN). Two ships - Guangzhou and Wuhan - were begun in 2001 and commissioned in July and December 2004 respectively. The Type 052B was China's first modern destroyer design and the first Chinese design to…

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Type 052B destroyer topic overview

The analysis highlights Programme, Overview and Design as prominent areas in the source structure around Type 052B destroyer.

Related topics
19
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
22
Extracted relationships
46
Concept neighborhoods
15
Bridge connections
22

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 13 topics
Programme · 5 topics
Design · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Active
2
Aircraft carried
1 helicopter: Harbin Z-9 or Kamov Ka-28
Armament
16 × YJ-83 anti-ship missiles · 2 × Shtil-1 single-arm surface-to-air missile launchers (total 48 missiles) · 1 × H/PJ87 100 mm main gun · 2 × Type 730 CIWS · 4 × multiple rocket launchers
Aviation facilities
Flight deck and hangar
Beam
17 m (56 ft)
Builders
Jiangnan Shipyard

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

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Overview

Programme

Design

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Type 052B destroyer connects Entity context

The extracted context around Type 052B destroyer shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Type 052B destroyer → Bow-mounted sonar, Fregat MAE-3 (Top Plate) 3D air search radar, Front-Dome fire control radar, Mineral-ME (Band Stand) fire control radar, Towed array sonar, Type 344 fire control radar, Type 347G(2) fire control radar, Type 364 search radar Another extracted example is Type 052B destroyer → 1 × H/PJ87 100 mm main gun, 16 × YJ-83 anti-ship missiles, 2 × Shtil-1 single-arm surface-to-air missile launchers (total 48 missiles), 2 × triple B515 324mm antisubmarine torpedo tubes (Yu-7), 2 × Type 730 CIWS, 4 × multiple rocket launchers. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Type 052B destroyer

Top relations

Sensors & processing systems · 8
Type 052B destroyer → Bow-mounted sonar, Fregat MAE-3 (Top Plate) 3D air search radar, Front-Dome fire control radar, Mineral-ME (Band Stand) fire control radar, Towed array sonar, Type 344 fire control radar, Type 347G(2) fire control radar, Type 364 search radar
Armament · 6
Type 052B destroyer → 1 × H/PJ87 100 mm main gun, 16 × YJ-83 anti-ship missiles, 2 × Shtil-1 single-arm surface-to-air missile launchers (total 48 missiles), 2 × triple B515 324mm antisubmarine torpedo tubes (Yu-7), 2 × Type 730 CIWS, 4 × multiple rocket launchers
related to Gallery · 6
Type 052B destroyer → Guangzhou, Pacific, Russia052B, Saint Petersburg, South China SeaWuhan, Type
Electronic warfare & decoys · 3
Type 052B destroyer → SRW 210A ESM, Type 984 jammer, Type 985 jammer
Propulsion · 3
Type 052B destroyer → 2 × DA80 gas turbines (35.7 MW), 2 × MTU 1163 TB 83 diesel engines (10 MW), Combined diesel or gas
Preceded by · 2
Type 052B destroyer → Type 052 (based on hull family), Type 956E / 956EM (based on commissioning date)
Active · 1
Type 052B destroyer → 2
Aircraft carried · 1
Type 052B destroyer → 1 helicopter: Harbin Z-9 or Kamov Ka-28
Aviation facilities · 1
Type 052B destroyer → Flight deck and hangar
Beam · 1
Type 052B destroyer → 17 m (56 ft)

Important terminology

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Important terminology

type destroyer 052b chinese ships air surface-to-air missiles destroyers nato class guangzhou shtil-1 design service guided-missile people's liberation army navy

Type 052B destroyer relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 46 structured relationships around Type 052B destroyer. Examples in this analysis include Type 052B destroyer → Active → 2 and Type 052B destroyer → Aircraft carried → 1 helicopter: Harbin Z-9 or Kamov Ka-28. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Type 052B destroyerActive21.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerAircraft carried1 helicopter: Harbin Z-9 or Kamov Ka-281.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerArmament16 × YJ-83 anti-ship missiles1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerArmament2 × Shtil-1 single-arm surface-to-air missile launchers (total 48 missiles)1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerArmament1 × H/PJ87 100 mm main gun1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerArmament2 × Type 730 CIWS1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerArmament4 × multiple rocket launchers1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerArmament2 × triple B515 324mm antisubmarine torpedo tubes (Yu-7)1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerAviation facilitiesFlight deck and hangar1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerBeam17 m (56 ft)1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerBuildersJiangnan Shipyard1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerBuilt2001–20041.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerComplement2801.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerCompleted21.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerDisplacement7,000 tons1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerDraught6 m (20 ft)1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerElectronic warfare & decoysSRW 210A ESM1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerElectronic warfare & decoysType 984 jammer1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerElectronic warfare & decoysType 985 jammer1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerIn serviceJuly 2004–present1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerLength155 m (509 ft)1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerOperatorsPeople's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerPlanned21.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerPreceded byType 052 (based on hull family)1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerPreceded byType 956E / 956EM (based on commissioning date)1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerPropulsionCombined diesel or gas1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerPropulsion2 × DA80 gas turbines (35.7 MW)1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerPropulsion2 × MTU 1163 TB 83 diesel engines (10 MW)1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerRange4500 nm at 14 kn1.00infobox
Type 052B destroyerSensors & processing systemsFregat MAE-3 (Top Plate) 3D air search radar1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Type 052B destroyer bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Type, Destroyer and Class. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Type 052B destroyer
    • Type
    • Destroyer
    • Class
    • Nato
    • Shtil-1
    • Chinese
    • Destroyers
    • Air
    • Also
    • Army
    • Based
    • Buk
  • type 052b destroyer
    • Type
    • Destroyer
    • Class
    • Nato
    • Shtil-1
    • Chinese
    • Destroyers
    • Air
    • Also
    • Army
    • Buk
    • Design
  • class
    • Destroyers
    • Army
    • Force
    • Guided-missile
    • Liberation
    • Navy
    • People's
    • Surface
    • Destroyer
    • Guangzhou
    • Service
    • Type
  • guided-missile destroyers
    • Army
    • Force
    • Liberation
    • Navy
    • People's
    • Surface
    • 052c
    • Destroyers
    • Guided-missile
    • Multiple
    • Warfare
    • Guangzhou
  • chinese
    • Nato
    • Air
    • Buk
    • Designation
    • Navalized
    • Russian
    • Shtil-1
    • Type
    • Destroyers
    • Destroyer
    • Also
    • Army
  • people's liberation army navy surface force
    • Army
    • Force
    • Guided-missile
    • Liberation
    • Navy
    • People's
    • Surface
    • Class
    • 052c
    • Destroyers
    • Multiple
    • Destroyer
  • type 052c
    • Multiple
    • Also
    • Army
    • Based
    • Design
    • Force
    • Guided-missile
    • Hull
    • July
    • Liberation
    • Modern
    • Navy
  • type 051b destroyer
    • Type
    • Class
    • Destroyers
    • Army
    • Based
    • Design
    • Force
    • Guided-missile
    • Hull
    • Liberation
    • Modern
    • Navy

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Type 052B destroyer, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Type 052B destroyer with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Type 052B destroyer — Overview · splits 9 ⟂ 14
Type 052B destroyer — Programme · splits 17 ⟂ 6

Map overview Semantic statistics

Type 052B destroyer

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples46
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Type 052B destroyer to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Programme, Overview & Design, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Type 052B destroyer · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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