"10,000-ton Destroyer" Lhasa Ship, 5th Anniversary of Commissioning!

Hey! Hello everyone!

I am the Lhasa ship

Hull number 102

That's right

I'm the second child of the legendary

"10,000-ton destroyer" family

Known as the most powerful "sword-bearing guard"

Today I am 5 years old

Let's see how much you know about me

01

Why am I called the "Lhasa ship" when I spend every day in the sea?

This name

Is not easy to come by

In 2018

An enthusiastic citizen of Lhasa wrote a letter asking:

"When will our Lhasa ship be ready?"

Image source: Lhasa Municipal Government website

The Lhasa Civil Affairs Bureau

Also replied seriously:

"We are coordinating with the Navy to name a 10,000-ton destroyer

as 'People's Liberation Army Navy Lhasa Ship'"

By the end of that year

Another citizen of Lhasa

Prompted the Lhasa Municipal Government

Finally

The news was confirmed

Image source: Lhasa Municipal Government website

"We have currently negotiated with the Navy

to name a Type 055 10,000-ton guided missile destroyer

as the Lhasa ship

This work has been completed"

Did you know?

According to the "Navy Ship Naming Regulations"

The names of destroyers

are strictly regulated

and are "lifelong"

If an old ship is not decommissioned

that name cannot be given to a new ship

Image source: CCTV News

So

Once named "Lhasa ship"

My life

is "locked" with Lhasa

Every time I go out to sea

I feel

the entire snowy plateau standing behind me

In 2024

I met

18 children

from the snowy plateau

I remember when we first met

we were both very excited

I showed them

my "treasures"

radar, main gun, and thousands of rounds

They liked it very much

We also played many "games" together

disassembling light weapons, tying knots

putting on and taking off protective gear, signaling

After that day

our hearts

grew closer

and we became closer to the city of Lhasa

02

Why do I call myself the "most powerful sword-bearing guard"?

First, I can fight

Air defense, anti-missile, anti-ship, anti-submarine

These four are my old specialties

But I have an "extra skill"

Land attack

Once the cruise missile is launched

land targets won't escape

Secondly, I am smart

Don't be fooled by my size

My level of automation

is quite high

Integrated mast, comprehensive RF system

dual-band radar

These "trump card" level equipments

allow me to see everything clearly

Image source: CCTV News

Stealth targets? Hypersonic weapons?

Thinking of slipping away under my nose?

No way

Finally, I have the confidence of a "big brother"

Some say I

have core capabilities comparable to an aircraft carrier

What does that mean?

An aircraft carrier can fight for air supremacy, and so can I

An aircraft carrier can fight for sea supremacy, and so can I

In the fleet

I am responsible for air defense and anti-missile

Protecting the aircraft carrier and my brothers

That is my specialty

03

Me and my seven brothers

Currently

In our Type 055 family

there are 8 children

Big brother—Nanchang ship

Hull number 101

Was the first to debut

I—Lhasa ship

Hull number 102

Followed in big brother's footsteps

Third brother—Anshan ship

Hull number 103

Fourth brother—Wuxi ship

Hull number 104

Fifth brother—Dalian ship

Hull number 105

Sixth brother—Yan'an ship

Hull number 106

Seventh brother—Zunyi ship

Hull number 107

Eighth brother—Xianyang ship

Hull number 108

When we stand in the sea

We are a

moving steel Great Wall

04

The next five years

Five years

For a soldier

It has grown into a reliable soldier

For a destroyer

It is the "prime time"

In the next five years

I will continue to ride the winds and break the waves

With my brothers

To guard this "blue territory"

It has been five years

Cutting through waves

Galloping across the sea

Every time I go to sea

Every time I conduct combat readiness training

I give it my all

Some ask me if I am tired?

Tired of what!

I am the "sword-bearing guard"

The duty of a guard is to protect

To guard the country's maritime territory

To guard the thousands of homes behind me

Next time you see me in the news

Give me a wave

I am 102

"The most handsome sword-bearing guard"

Source: China Military Number

Text: Liang Kaige

Material provided by: Li Fengxiang