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Guided Missile Destroyer
A guided-missile destroyer (DDG) is a destroyer whose primary armament is guided missiles so they can provide anti-aircraft warfare screening for the fleet. The NATO standard designation for these vessels is DDG, while destroyers which have a primary gun armament or a small number of anti-aircraft missiles sufficient only for point-defense are designated DD. Nations vary in their use of destroyer D designation in their hull pennant numbering, either prefixing or dropping it altogether. Guided-missile destroyers are equipped with large missile magazines, with modern examples typically having vertical-launch cells. Some contain integrated weapons systems, such as the United States’ Aegis Combat System, and may be adopted for use in an anti-missile or ballistic-missile defense role. This is especially true for navies that no longer operate cruisers, so other vessels must be adopted to fill in the gap. Many guided-missile destroyers are also multipurpose vessels, equipped to ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DDG-125 Acceptance Trials
USS ''Gyatt'' (DD-712/DDG-1/DDG-712) was a of the United States Navy operated between 1945 and 1968. The ship was named for Edward Gyatt, a United States Marine Corps private and Marine Raider killed during the Battle of Guadalcanal. She was laid down in 1944, commissioned in 1945, and missed combat during the Second World War. In 1955, she was converted into the world's first guided missile destroyer (DDG) to evaluate the RIM-2 Terrier surface-to-air missile and the practicality of similar weapons. Her service contributed to the development of dedicated air-defense missile escorts and of later Anti-aircraft warfare, anti-air missiles by identifying flaws in both designs. Her goal was completed in 1962, and she was converted into a floating test bed for radars and other electronic equipment. By 1969, structural issues caused by missile launches forced her to be decommissioned; she was sunk as a target in 1970. Namesake Edward Earl Gyatt was born on 4 September 1921, in Syr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMAS Hunter
HMAS ''Hunter'' (FFG) is the lead ship of the ''Hunter''-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy. Development and design The ''Hunter''-class frigate is a future class of frigates for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), partly to replace the ''Anzac''-class and as a supplement to Hobart-class destroyers. Construction is expected to begin in 2020, with the first of nine vessels to enter service in the late 2020s. The Program is expected to cost AU$35 billion and a request for tender was released in March 2017 to three contenders: Navantia, Fincantieri, and BAE Systems as part of a competitive evaluation process. The ''Hunter''-class frigate will be an Australian variation of the Type 26 class frigate that is to be operated by the Royal Navy from the mid-2020s. The class will have a full load displacement and will be approximately in length. The vessel will be capable of sailing in excess of and will have a full complement of 180 crew. Construction and career ''Hunter'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Destroyer Zunyi (107)
''Zunyi'' (107) is a Type 055 destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned in November 2022. Development and design The People's Liberation Army Navy was interested in a large destroyer from as early as the late-1960s. A development program, code-named "055", initiated in 1976 was cancelled in 1983 after encountering insurmountable technical obstacles from industrial underdevelopment; for example, the required gas turbine power plants could neither be produced domestically, nor imported at acceptable prices. In April 2014, an image emerged of a full-scale mock-up of the Type 055 superstructure - with enclosed integrated mast for radar and other electronics at the Chinese naval electronic testing range in Wuhan.Caldwell et al.: page 4 The Type 055 is expected to undertake expeditionary missions and form the primary escort for Chinese aircraft carriers. While China classifies the ''Zunyi'' as a destroyer, the United States Department of Defense and the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Destroyer Wuxi (104)
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Chinese Destroyer Dalian (105)
''Dalian'' (105) is a Type 055 destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 23 April 2021. Development and design The People's Liberation Army Navy was interested in a large destroyer from as early as the late-1960s. A development program, code-named "055", initiated in 1976 was cancelled in 1983 after encountering insurmountable technical obstacles from industrial underdevelopment; for example, the required gas turbine power plants could neither be produced domestically, nor imported at acceptable prices. In April 2014, an image emerged of a full-scale mock-up of the Type 055 superstructure - with enclosed integrated mast for radar and other electronics at the Chinese naval electronic testing range in Wuhan.Caldwell et al.: page 4 The Type 055 is expected to undertake expeditionary missions and form the primary escort for Chinese aircraft carriers. The United States classifies these ships as cruisers. The United States Navy defines a cruiser as a la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Destroyer Lhasa
''Lhasa'' (102) is a Type 055 destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 7 March 2021. Development and design The People's Liberation Army Navy was interested in a large destroyer from as early as the late-1960s. A development program, code-named "055", initiated in 1976 was cancelled in 1983 after encountering insurmountable technical obstacles from industrial underdevelopment; for example, the required gas turbine power plants could neither be produced domestically, nor imported at acceptable prices. In April 2014, an image emerged of a full-scale mock-up of the Type 055 superstructure - with enclosed integrated mast for radar and other electronics at the Chinese naval electronic testing range in Wuhan.Caldwell et al.: page 4 The Type 055 is expected to undertake expeditionary missions and form the primary escort for Chinese aircraft carriers. The United States classifies these ships as cruisers. The United States Navy defines a cruiser as a larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Destroyer Nanchang (101)
''Nanchang'' (101) is a Type 055 destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 12 January 2020. Development and design The People's Liberation Army Navy was interested in a large destroyer from as early as the late-1960s. A development program, code-named "055", initiated in 1976 was cancelled in 1983 after encountering insurmountable technical obstacles from industrial underdevelopment; for example, the required gas turbine power plants could neither be produced domestically, nor imported at acceptable prices. In April 2014, an image emerged of a full-scale mock-up of the Type 055 superstructure - with enclosed integrated mast for radar and other electronics at the Chinese naval electronic testing range in Wuhan.Caldwell et al.: page 4 The Type 055 is expected to undertake expeditionary missions and form the primary escort for Chinese aircraft carriers. The United States classifies these ships as cruisers. The United States Navy defines a cruiser as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type 055 Destroyer
The Type 055 destroyer (NATO/ OSD designation Renhai-class cruiser) is a class of stealth guided-missile destroyers (rated as guided-missile cruisers per NATO/OSD standard parlance) constructed for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). It has a multi-mission design; the combination of sensors and weapons provides a main role of area air defence, with anti-submarine warfare capabilities surpassing previous Chinese surface combatants. The Type 055 undertakes blue-water expeditionary missions and forms the primary escort for Chinese aircraft carriers. The United States classifies these ships as cruisers as the United States Navy (USN) defines a cruiser as a large multi-mission surface combatant with flag facilities; this suggests the U.S. expects the Type 055 to fulfill a similar role to the USN's . Development The People's Liberation Army Navy was interested in a large destroyer from as early as the late-1960s. A development program, code-named "055", initiated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy, also known as the People's Navy, PLA Navy or simply Chinese Navy, is the naval warfare military branch, branch of the People's Liberation Army, the national military of the People's Republic of China. It is composed of five sub-branches: the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force, Surface Force, the People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force, Submarine Force, the People's Liberation Army Navy Coastal Defense Force, Coastal Defense Force, the People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps, Marine Corps and the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force, Naval Air Force, with a total strength of 384,000 personnel, including 55,000 People's Liberation Army Marine Corps, marines and 50,000 naval aviation personnel. The PLAN's combat units are deployed among three theater commands of the People's Liberation Army, theater command naval fleet, fleets, namely the North Sea Fleet, North Sea, East Sea Fleet, East Sea and South Sea Fleet, which serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
