The first 6 Type052D DDGs -- the PLAN current standard -- were completed at Jiangnan-Changxing Shipyard of Shanghai. With the introduction of a second shipyard for the Type052D program, it seems to confirm that the PLAN high command is reserving Jiangnan-Changxing's berth for the 055 cruiser program exclusively after the current of Type052D batch is complete.
Dalian shipyard completed a pair of Type 051C DDGs during the mid 2000s, so it is no stranger to building large surface combatants
Stock photo of type052D
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