Chinese Type 052C Destroyer Country: China Type: Guided missile destroyer Service: 2004 - 2008 Ships in class: 2

The Chinese Type 052C destroyer (NATO: Luyang II class; also referred to as Lanzhou class) is a class of destroyer built by China. Two Type 052C (Lanzhou class) air defence missile destroyers have been built by Jiangnan Shipyard of Shanghai for the PLA Navy. The destroyers, based on the same hull of the Type 052B (Guangzhou class) destroyer, feature an APAR-style active phased array radar system and vertically launched HQ-9 naval version long-range air defence missile system. This class gives the PLA Navy a credible fleet air defense capability. There are two ships in the class (Lanzhou, Haikou).

Following the launch of two Type 52B multirole missile destroyers in 2002, Shanghai-based Jiangnan Shipyard started to build two Type 052C destroyers based on the same hull design, but with more advanced weapon systems and sensors specifically for fleet air defence role. The first-of-class Lanzhou (170) was laid down in late 2002, launched on 29 April 2003, and commissioned in July 2004. Unlike the Type 052B destroyer which is equipped with a mixture of Russian and indigenous systems, the Type 052C is based on indigenous technology.