Huainan (123) is a Type 052DL destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy.

At the same time, the 052C helicopter hangar is located The left side of the hull axis was changed to the center axis of the ship on Type 052D; a pair of small boat storage compartments were added on both sides of the hangar, similar to the design on the Type 054A frigate.

The hull of the 052DL is basically the same as the 052D, but the helicopter deck is lengthened to prepare for the Zhi-20 to board the ship.

On 2 March 2021, Huainan, Tangshan, Qiqihar and Zhangjiakou conducted a training exercise in the Yellow Sea.

The exercise began on 18 February and involved the frigate Admiral Gorshkov and tanker Kama from the Russian Navy[10] along with the People's Liberation Army Navy frigate Rizhao and the support ship Kekexilihu.