Chinese destroyer Dalian (110)

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For the Type 055 destroyer with the same name, see Chinese destroyer Dalian (105).
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Dalian on 1 January 1988
History
China
Name
  • Dalian
  • (大连)
NamesakeDalian
BuilderHudong Shipyard, Shanghai
Launched20 August 1981
Commissioned26 December 1984
Decommissioned16 May 2019
IdentificationPennant number: 110
StatusMuseum ship in Liugong Island, Shandong
General characteristics
Class and typeType 051 destroyer
Displacement3,670 tons
Length132 m (433 ft 1 in)
Beam12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
Draught4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 steam turbines
  • 72,000 shp (53,700 kW)
Speed32 knots (59 km/h)
Range2,970 miles
Complement280
Armament

Dalian (110) is a Type 051 destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy.

Development and design[]

The PLAN began designing a warship armed with guided missiles in 1960 based on the Soviet Neustrashimy, with features from the Kotlin-class destroyer, but the Sino-Soviet split stopped work. Work resumed in 1965[1] with nine ships being ordered.[2][1] Construction started in 1968, with trials beginning in 1971. The ships nominally entered service in the early 1970s, but few were fully operational before 1985; workmanship was poor due to the Cultural Revolution.[1]

Construction of the second batch began in 1977,[3] with the last commissioning in 1991.[4] The second batch may have been ordered due to the Cultural Revolution disrupting development of a successor class.[1] These ships may be designated Type 051D.[3] The PLAN initiated an abortive modernization program for the first batch in 1982. The ships would be reconstructed with British weapons and sensors acquired from British Aerospace. The Falklands War made the prospective upgrades less impressive and cost effective, and the project was cancelled in 1984. A 1986 upgrade project using American power plants, weapons, sensors, and computers was cancelled because of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.[1]

Construction and career[]

Dalian was launched on 20 August 1981 at the Huangpu Shipyard in Shanghai. Commissioned on 26 December 1984 into the North Sea Fleet.

Dalian initially received the Thomson-CSF Tavitac combat data system, the Type 393 surface search radar, and HQ-7 (Crotale derivative) surface-to-air missiles (SAM); the missiles replaced "X" turret. In 1999, YJ-8 missiles replaced the HY-series, and electronic warfare systems were upgraded.[5] She was later equipped with YJ-83 anti-ship missiles. She was equipped with ZKJ-1 combat data system.[6][7]

On 11 July 2017, Dalian conducted a live firing exercise in the Yellow Sea.[8]

She was decommissioned on 16 May 2019.

On 1 September 2020, Dalian arrived at the Liugong Island Ferry Terminal in Weihai, to be permanently anchored and converted into a museum ship.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Forecast International: page 4
  2. ^ Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005: p. 127
  3. ^ a b Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010: p. 139
  4. ^ Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010: p. 140
  5. ^ Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010: p. 140
  6. ^ Tate, Andrew (17 May 2019). "PLAN decommissions four Type 051 destroyers". Jane's 360. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. ^ Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010: p. 140
  8. ^ ""110"舰不是白当的 大连号黄海实弹训练慑宵小" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  9. ^ "人民海军第一代导弹驱逐舰110"大连号"退役永泊威海". baijiahao.baidu.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
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