China’s 2nd Type 055 large destroyer enters naval service

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2020 shows the ceremony of the commissioning of the Nanchang, China's first Type 055 guided-missile destroyer, in the port city of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. (Photo by Li Tang/Xinhua)

BEIJING, March 7, Global Times - The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently commissioned its second 10,000 ton-class Type 055 large destroyer after the first ship in its class entered service in early 2020, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) revealed on Sunday.

The commissioning of the Type 055 guided missile destroyers, considered some of the most powerful warships in the world, marks the strategic development transformation of the PLA Navy, and will enable the service to better safeguard China's sovereignty, territorial integrity and development interests, analysts said.