After 30 years of service, the Chinese Navy decommissioned the first of Its Type 052 destroyers

[ChineseTiger1986]

only 30 years of service life ? a destroyer should serve for 35-40 years

Aircraft carrier: 50 years

Nuclear submarine: 40 years

Destroyer/Frigate: 30-35 years

You can see the US Ticonderoga class cruisers were most decommissioned during that age.

Ticonderoga-class cruiser - Wikipedia

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[Aghor Warrior]

Aircraft carrier: 50 years

Nuclear submarine: 40 years

Destroyer/Frigate: 30-35 years

You can see the US Ticonderoga class cruisers were most decommissioned during that age.

Ticonderoga-class cruiser - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

If the build quality and the quality of steel used are solid, it can easily serve for 40 years without major problems. However, around 35 years is generally considered the standard service life for most destroyers, with upgrades and maintenance extending their operational life.

 

[Beijingwalker]

If the build quality and the quality of steel used are solid, it can easily serve for 40 years without major problems. However, around 35 years is generally considered the standard service life for most destroyers, with upgrades and maintenance extending their operational life.

When you boast 85% of the global shipbuilding capacity, you need to replace older products much faster, same goes to China EVs and Phones, older stuff just can't keep up with increasingly modern technology, Chinese airplanes are also being upgraded constantly to keep up with new technology and innovations.

 

[retaxis]

If the build quality and the quality of steel used are solid, it can easily serve for 40 years without major problems. However, around 35 years is generally considered the standard service life for most destroyers, with upgrades and maintenance extending their operational life.

Exactly we are not poor like India, we can afford to constantly upgrade older platforms or just retire them altogether

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

If the build quality and the quality of steel used are solid, it can easily serve for 40 years without major problems. However, around 35 years is generally considered the standard service life for most destroyers, with upgrades and maintenance extending their operational life.

China used to decommission its Type 091 SSN after 40 years of service.

China decommissions 1st nuclear submarine |Sci-Tech |chinadaily.com.cn

China has decommissioned its first nuclear-powered submarine after more than 40 years of service in the military.

www.chinadaily.com.cn

 

[Beijingwalker]

If the build quality and the quality of steel used are solid, it can easily serve for 40 years without major problems. However, around 35 years is generally considered the standard service life for most destroyers, with upgrades and maintenance extending their operational life.

Of course, if your shipbuilding capability couldn't keep up, it's another story, you keep what you already have for as long as possible...

 

[retaxis]

When you boast 85% of the global shipbuilding capacity, you need to replace older products much faster, same goes to China EVs and Phones, older stuff just can't keep up with increasingly modern technology, Chinese airplanes are also being upgraded constantly to keep up with new technology and innovations.

Stop scaring the indians already