The first Type 055, Nanchang (101) guided-missile destroyer.
The first Type 055, Nanchang (101) guided-missile destroyer.Xinhua/Li Tang/Getty Images
  • The Chinese navy has more ships than any other navy.

  • The navy has a number of destroyers.

  • The most powerful destroyer class is called the Renhai and it costs $920 million to build.

According to a report by the United States Naval Institute, China has 355 vessels in its navy.

Officers and soldiers of the Chinese naval fleet for escort mission line up on the deck at a port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 28, 2020.
Officers and soldiers of the Chinese naval fleet for escort mission line up on the deck at a port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 28, 2020.Jiang Shan/Xinhua/Getty Images

According to a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the United States has the second-largest navy in the world. The US Navy is considered the most powerful in the world due to its presence, partnerships, experience, and technology.

China is determined to build a world class military. China has the largest navy in the world, but it continues to grow. According to the Congressional Research Service, the country will have as many as 400 vessels by the year 2025. It is spending a lot of money on improved combat capabilities.

According to a March report by The Japan Times, China has been increasing its naval strength over the past decade. Increasing capabilities of Chinese warships like destroyers is important to the country's military plans, according to the report.

China relies on its growing navy to enforce its will and advance its national interests in the East China Sea, South China Sea, parts of the Western Pacific and possibly farther.

The Chinese navy's growing fleet of destroyers is comprised of 41 active ships, which belong to eight classes.

In addition to China's newest class, there are six other locally made destroyers. The type 956E(M) is foreign made.

You can read about all of China's destroyer classes. The classes are ranked based on when they were commissioned.

This is the first thing. The type isRenhai.

Chinese Type 055 guided-missile destroyer Nanchang takes part in Joint Sea-2021, China and Russia's first joint naval patrol, in the Western Pacific on October 19, 2021.Sun Zifa/China News Service via Getty Images

The Chinese navy has a new type of destroyer. It has been said that it is the world's most potent ship. The ships are in service. There are plans for the class to be expanded to 16 ships.

According to a 2020 report by the China Maritime Studies Institute at the US Naval War College, the type 055 is the second most powerful surface combatant after the US Navy's Zumwalt-class destroyers.

The vertical launching system is one of the most noticeable features. The Type 055 has a total cell count of 112, with each cell measuring 0.85 meters, according to TheDiplomat.

According to Naval Technology, the destroyers are fitted with electronic warfare countermeasure systems.

The first ship in the class was the Nanchang. The publication SpecialEurasia states that there are five more active service locations.

The South China Morning Post reported that the cost of each ship was $920 million. The cost to build the Zumwalt-class destroyers was $7 billion.

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The Type 052D guided missile destroyer Guiyang participates in a naval parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of China's PLA Navy in the sea near Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province on April 23, 2019.Mark Schiefelbein/POOL/AFP/Getty Images

There are two versions of the class. The flight deck of the latter is 13 feet longer than the one in the other.

According to the military news site Naval News, over twenty ships belong to the class. The first active ship in the class was the Kunming.

The ships are under several commands, including the South Sea, North Sea, and East Sea.

According to the US Naval Institute, the ships have long-range air-defense and anti-ship missiles.

There are three. There is a type called 051C.

The Shijiazhuang (DDG-116), a type 051C missile destroyer arrives in the Russian port city of Vladivostok located near the North Korean border on September 18, 2017.Contributor/STR/AFP/Getty Images

According to Naval Technology there are only two ships in the class. The news site states that the lead ship in this class was commissioned in October of 2006

The Russian 30N6E1 engagement radar, which is similar to the US Navy's AN/SPY-1 radar system, was the first class to be fitted with, according to a 2020 paper.

There are four. There is a type of car called the 052C.

Type 052C destroyer Jinan enters Hong Kong waters from southern Hong Kong.Felix Wong/South China Morning Post via Getty Images

According to a 2020 paper by the US Naval War College, the Chinese navy has six boats. The introduction of this class into the navy's fleet marked the start of China's modernization.

According to a reference book, the first ship in the class was Lanzhou. According to a report by the China Maritime Studies Institute at the US Naval War College, it was the first Chinese ship with air defense capability.

There are five. There is a type called the 052B.

Chinese destroyer DDG-169 Wuhan is pictured from French Frigate Le Floreal on January 7, 2009.Stephane de Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images

According to a 2008 report, there are two ships in the type 052B class. The military website Global Security states that Guangzhou was commissioned in July 2004.

According to the military website, the development of the class represented major innovation in the Chinese navy with the adoption of features like "smooth and angle surfaces."

It was the first locally built class to demonstrate air defense capabilities. The news site said that it has anti-submarine features.

There are six. There is a type 051B inLuhai.

Shenzhen (DDG-167), Type 051B Luhai-class destroyer, in Tokyo, Japan on November 2007.viper-zero/iStock/Getty Images

According to a defense report, the only ship in the class is Shenzhen.

Shenzhen was commissioned in 1999. The book "The Chinese Navy: Expanding Capabilities, Evolving Roles" states that the ship is tasked with "near-seas active defense."

The ship underwent improvements to its combat capability in the last year. As China modernized its older fleet, it refitted the ship's weapons and electronics.

There are seven. There is a type called Luhu.

China's guided missile destroyer Harbin is escorted into Hong Kong, early 30 April 2004, part of a Task Force visiting the territory.Richard A. Brooks/AFP/Getty Images

There are two ships in this class, both of which are written about in a book.

According to the navy database site Sea Forces, Harbin was commissioned in 1994.

The first domestically made modern multirole surface combatants equipped with comprehensive surface strike and air defense capabilities are part of the class. The ships have a lot of Western-designed weapons systems.

There are eight. The type 955E(M) is Sovremenny.

A Sovremenny ship in 1989, before refitting and modifications made by the Chinese navy.Contributor/Corbis Historical/Getty Imnages

There is only one class that is foreign built. The US Navy's missile cruisers are larger than the Russian-made ships.

Two of the ships were modified to suit the navy's standards, according to the military news site. The Chinese navy got their first ship in 1999.

According to Jane's Defence Weekly, the ships were purchased for over $1 billion.

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