Chinese destroyer Nanjing (131)

For other ships with the same name, see Chinese ship Nanjing.

Nanjing (131) is a Type 051 destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy.

Type 051 destroyer
History
China
Name	Nanjing (南京)
Namesake	Nanjing
Builder	Zhonghua Shipyard, Shanghai
Laid down	December 1970
Launched	11 December 1973
Commissioned	6 February 1977
Decommissioned	26 September 2012
Identification	Pennant number: 131
Status	Museum ship at Huangpu River, Shanghai
General characteristics
Class & type	Type 051 destroyer
Displacement	3,670 tons
Length	132 m (433 ft 1 in)
Beam	12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
Draught	4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 steam turbines 72,000 shp (53,700 kW)
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h)
Range	2,970 miles
Complement	280
Armament	16 anti-ship missiles 8 surface-to-air missiles + 16 spare (manual reload) 2 twin-barrel 130 mm dual purpose guns 4 Type 76A dual-37 mm anti-aircraft guns 2 Type 75 anti-submarine rocket systems 6 torpedo tubes Depth charges 38 naval mines

Development and design

Main article: Type 051 destroyer

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 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.^[3][4]