The 10,000-ton Lhasa destroyer is officially unveiled! What is the difference between this destroyer and the previous one?

China’s second Type 055 10,000-ton large-scale cruiser Lhasa was officially unveiled

China’s Type 055 10,000-ton large-scale cruiser Lhasa was officially unveiled recently. This is also the second Type 055 destroyer officially announced by the Chinese Navy after the "Nanchang Ship".

The Type 055 destroyer is a new type of 10,000-ton destroyer completely independently developed by China. It has made breakthroughs in a series of key technologies such as the overall design of large ships, information integration, and final assembly and construction. It is equipped with new air defense, anti-missile, and anti-ship missiles. It has strong information sensing, air defense and anti-missile and sea strike capabilities.

The first ship Nanchang was launched at Shanghai Jiangnan Shipbuilding on June 28, 2017. On April 23, 2019, it participated in the maritime parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Navy. It officially entered the navy on January 12, 2020 in Qingdao. List. According to Observer.com, Type 055 was previously built by Shanghai Jiangnan and Dalian Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, one in the south and one in the north. In addition to the Nanchang and Lhasa ships, six more have been launched.

During the discussion on the Lhasa ship, Deputy Mayor Zheng Weiguo informed the army chiefs about the economic and social development of Lhasa, and learned in detail about the training and living conditions of the army officers and soldiers, and talked freely with the army officers and soldiers about their friendship of supporting the army and loving the people.

Zheng Weiguo said that Lhasa City has always adhered to carry forward the fine tradition of patriotism, support for the army, love and dedication to the people, played the role of a bridge and link between the military and civilians in the work of "double support", and carried out rich and colorful activities. The "Double Support" activity has achieved fruitful results. In 2020, Lhasa City once again won the title of "National Model City for Double Support", winning this honor for the eighth consecutive time. This is a full reflection of the in-depth development of Lhasa City's military-civilian integration in creating a new era.

Zheng Weiguo hopes that the Lhasa ship will brave the wind and waves, sail steadily and make great contributions to safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests; the Lhasa ship will give full play to the characteristics of a mobile land and its international publicity advantages to enhance the visibility of Lhasa city and reputation, helping to accelerate the economic and social development of Lhasa; the naval construction work of Lhasa City and Lhasa Fleet City has achieved new features, new highlights and new results, creating a "beautiful business card" in the thousands of miles of sea territory and snow-covered plateaus.