Artist impression of the Type 055 destroyer Class overview Builders: Changxingdao-Jiangnan Shipyard Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company Operators: PLA Navy Surface Force Preceded by: Type 052D Cost: CN¥6 billion (US$888 million) per unit including R&D (FY 2017)[1] Built: 2014–present[2] In service: 2020–present[3] Planned: 16[4] Building: 7 as of August 2020[update][citation needed] Active: 1[3] General characteristics Type: Stealth guided missile destroyer Displacement: 12-13,000 tonnes (full load)[5] Length: 180 m (590 ft 7 in)[5] Beam: 20 m (65 ft 7 in)[5] Draught: 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)[2] Installed power: 6 × QD-50 turbine generators (5 MW (6,700 hp) each) Total: 30 MW (40,000 shp)[6] Propulsion: COGAG 4 × QC-280 gas turbines (28 MW (38,000 hp) each) Total: 112 MW (150,000 shp)[6] Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[2] Range: 5,000 nmi (9,300 km)[2] Complement: 300+[7] Sensors and processing systems: Type 346B (C/S-band) radar[8] X-band radar[8] Electronic warfare & decoys: Electronic warfare system[8] Armament: 1 × H/PJ-38 130 mm gun[9] 1 × H/PJ-11 CIWS[9] 1 × HQ-10 short-range SAM 24-cell launcher[9] 112 VLS[5] HHQ-9 surface-to-air missiles[5] YJ-18 anti-ship cruise missiles[5] CJ-10 land-attack cruise missiles[5] Missile-launched anti-submarine torpedoes[5] 2 x sets [10] of 324mm torpedo tubes[9] Yu-7 torpedoes[10] Aircraft carried: 2 medium-lift helicopters[11] Harbin Z-9[11] Changhe Z-18[11] Aviation facilities: Stern hangar[11] Helicopter landing platform[11]