About his profileGuangzhou Ship of PLA NavyChina builds the first 052B destroyerThe Guangzhou destroyer of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (English: Guangzhou Destroyer, board number: 168, NATO code: Luyang I class destroyer, Chinese: Lvyang Class I destroyer) is the first destroyer of type 052B developed and built by China itself.The Guangzhou ship has a captain of 154 meters, a width of 16 meters, and a full load displacement of 5850 tons. It is a multi-purpose destroyer with air defense, anti submarine, anti-ship, and fleet area air defense capabilities. It is also the first practical ship type in the Chinese Navy's "Large Ocean Destroyer" program. [8]The Guangzhou ship began development in 1997 and was designed and finalized in 1999. It won the Special Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of China in 1999. In 2002, it was launched for outfitting at Jiangnan Shipyard, and began sea trials in 2003. In July 2004, it was incorporated into the South China Sea Fleet