According to information published by the Global Times on January 10, 2021, the Lhasa, the second Type 055 10,000 ton-class large destroyer of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, has been holding intensive maritime drills since the start of 2022. The warship has formed operational capability and is expected to join important missions this year.
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Type 055 destroyer Lhasa (Picture source: CCTV)
A vessel training center attached to the PLA Northern Theater Command Navy arranged for the Type 055 destroyer Lhasa to participate in a series of maritime exercises at an undisclosed location in the Yellow Sea starting January 4, which were scheduled to last eight consecutive days.
The drills feature training courses including attacks on maritime targets with missiles and artillery, search and attack submarines, defense against nuclear, biological, and chemical weapon attacks, the task of visiting, boarding, searching and seizure, personnel rescue, and damage control, the report said.
Lhasa (102) is a Type 055 destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 7 March 2021.
The Type 055 large destroyer (Renhai-class cruiser)] is a class of stealth-guided missile destroyers being constructed for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy.
It is a multi-mission design; the combination of sensors and weapons suggests the main role of area air defense, with anti-submarine warfare capabilities surpassing previous Chinese surface combatants.
Having a displacement of more than 12,000 tons, Type 055 is equipped with 112 vertical launch missile cells capable of launching a combination of surface-to-air missiles, anti-ship missiles, land-attack missiles, and anti-submarine missiles.
