The Cheung-class destroyer (aka the DG-51 class) has been the mainstay of the TXN fleet for nearly two decades. It is equipped with the AEGIS combat system. The Cheung-class are among the largest and most powerful destroyers ever built, both larger and more heavily armed than many previous cruisers. (The larger Ticonderoga-class were constructed on Spruance-class hullforms, but are designated as cruisers.) They are equipped for chemical and biological warfare with a air-filtration system.
Characteristics[]
- Displacement: 10,000 tons (standard load)
- Length: 539 feet.
- Beam: 59 feet
- Draft: 30 feet
- Speed: 30+ knots
- Range: 7850 nm at 20 knots
- Propulsion: 4x LM2500 gas turbine driving 4 generators
- 2 RACER auxillary steam turbogenerators (COGES)
- 2 54000 shp electric motors on two shafts
Armament[]
- 128 cells Mk 41 VLS
- 1x Millenium CIWS
- 1x RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launcher
- 1x Mk71 8in MCLWG
- 2x Mk 32 Triple Torpedo Tubes
- 2x 20mm automatic cannon
- 2x MH-60R ASW helicopter
- WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System
EW & Decoys[]
- SLQ-32(V)3 EW system
- Mk53 SRBOC/NULKA launchers
- AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy
Electronics[]
- AEGIS battle management system
- SPY-1D radar
- SPQ-9B Surface Search and Track Radar
- SPS-64(V)9 Surface Search Radar
- 4x SPG-62 missile directors
- AN/SQS-53D active sonar
- AN/SQR-19 TACTAS passive sonar
- AN/SQQ-28 LAMPS III shipboard system
Operators[]
- Tian Xia Navy as Cheung-class (DG-51)
- Shinra Republic Navy as Argo-class (DDG-75)
- Old Dominion Navy as Williamsburg-class
- Royal Emmerian Navy as Emden-klasse (DG.9)
- Polarian Citizen's Navy as Autark-klasse
Ship List[]
Name | Number | Commissioning Date | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Cheung | DG-51 | 1995 | Active |
Yeung | DG-53 | 1995 | Active |
Tsui | DG-54 | 1996 | Converted to DGH-1 |
Tseun | DG-57 | 1996 | Active |
Hung | DG-58 | 1997 | Active |
Sheh | DG-59 | 1997 | Active |
Chong | DG-60 | 1997 | Active |
Keung | DG-61 | 1998 | Converted to DGH-2 |
Lai | DG-62 | 1998 | Active |
Tou | DG-63 | 1998 | Active |
Lui | DG-65 | 1999 | Active |
Hau | DG-66 | 1999 | Active |
Yuen | DG-67 | 2000 | Active |
Tin | DG-69 | 2000 | Active |
Ching | DG-71 | 2001 | Active |
Suen | DG-74 | 2002 | Active |
Li | DG-75 | 2002 | Active |
Chiu | DG-76 | 2003 | Active |
Ng | DG-77 | 2003 | Active |
Ko | DG-79 | 2004 | Active |
Tse | DG-80 | 2004 | Active |
Fung | DG-81 | 2004 | Active |
Tsang | DG-82 | 2005 | Active |
Poon | DG-83 | 2005 | Active |
Tung | DG-84 | 2005 | Active |
Ting | DG-85 | 2006 | Active |
Sum | DG-86 | 2006 | Active |
Fu | DG-87 | 2006 | Active |
Liu | DG-88 | 2007 | Active |
Wai | DG-89 | 2007 | Active |
Hau | DG-90 | 2007 | Active |
Man | DG-91 | 2008 | Active |
Sheung | DG-92 | 2008 | Active |