Chinese destroyer Nanjing (131)

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Type 051 destroyer
History
China
Name
  • Nanjing
  • (南京)
NamesakeNanjing
BuilderZhonghua Shipyard, Shanghai
Laid downDecember 1970
Launched11 December 1973
Commissioned6 February 1977
Decommissioned26 September 2012
IdentificationPennant number: 131
StatusMuseum ship at Huangpu River, Shanghai
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

Nanjing (131) 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[]

Nanjing was launched on 11 December 1973 at the Luda Shipyard in Shanghai. Commissioned on 6 February 1977.

She was decommissioned on 26 September 2012 and currently serves as a maritime surveillance ship at Huangpu river, Shanghai.[5][6][7]

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. ^ "Google Image Result for http://img11.itiexue.net/1554/15541031.jpg". www.google.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27. External link in |title= (help)
  6. ^ "我东海舰队南京舰退役将改为海监执法船(图)". mil.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  7. ^ "南京号驱逐舰(051型驱逐舰，舷号131)_百科". www.xiujiaren.net. Retrieved 2020-11-27.

Coordinates: 31°15′36″N 121°32′58″E / 31.2600761°N 121.5494869°E / 31.2600761; 121.5494869

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