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 Type 051 Luda class Guided Missile Destroyer
 
 
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Ships:
Unit / Name
Type 051 (NATO Luda I+II class)		 Name (Han) Builder Laid down Commissioned Decommissioned STATUS
DDG 105 PLANS Jinan 济南 Luda/Dalian July 30, 1970 December 31,  1971 November 15, 2007 converted to Luda II in 1987 / now museum
DDG 160 PLANS Guangzhou 广州 Guangzhou April 28, 1971 June 30, 1974 March 9, 1978 lost by explosion
DDG 106 PLANS Xi'an 西安 Luda/Dalian September 1970 November 28, 1974 September 29, 2007 museum ship
DDG 161 PLANS Changsha 长沙 Guangzhou June 28, 1973 December 31, 1975 August 26, 2008 decommissioned
DDG 107 PLANS Yinchuan 银川 Luda/Dalian May 1972 June 28, 1976 October 18, 2012 museum ship
DDG 131 PLANS Nanjing 南京 Zhonghua December 11, 1973 February 6, 1977 September 26, 2012 museum ship
DDG 162 PLANS Nanning 南宁 Guangzhou October 27, 1976 March 23, 1979 September 2012 decommissioned
Unit / Name
Type 051D/DT/Z (NATO Luda I)		 Name (Han) Builder Laid down Commissioned Decommissioned STATUS
DDG 108 PLANS Xining 西宁 Luda/Dalian October 16, 1978 January 29, 1980 September 25, 2013 preserved
DDG 132 PLANS Hefei 合肥 Zhonghua November 1978 March 18, 1980 November 16, 2012 built as D / converted to 051Z - now museum
DDG 163 PLANS Nanchang 南昌 Zhonghua December 22, 1979 November 15, 1982 September 8, 2016 preserved
DDG 109 PLANS Kaifeng 开封 Luda/Dalian November 3, 1979 December 25, 1982 May 16, 2019 built as D / converted to 051DT in 1999
DDG 133 PLANS Chongqing 重庆 Zhonghua October 31, 1980 December 30, 1983 September 26, 2014 preserved
DDG 134 PLANS Zunyi 遵义 Zhonghua November 25, 1983 December 28, 1984 May 16, 2019 museum ship
DDG 110 PLANS Dalian 大连 Zhonghua August 20, 1981 December 26, 1984 May 16, 2019 museum ship
DDG 164 PLANS Guilin 桂林 Dalian June 20, 1984 July 10, 1987 May 16, 2019 poss. target ship
Unit / Name
Type 051G (NATO Luda III+IV)		 Name (Han) Builder Laid down Commissioned Decommissioned STATUS
DDG 165 PLANS Zhanjiang 湛江 Dalian August 1, 1988 December 30, 1989 August 28, 2020 museum
DDG 166 PLANS Zhuhai 珠海 Dalian October 18, 1990 November 21, 1991 August 28, 2020 museum
 
Specifications:
 
Builders:
 Luda Shipyard, Liaoning Province, China (Dalian was named Luda from 1950-81)
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC), Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited (GSI), Guangdong Province, China
Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai, China
 
Displacement: 3650 tons (full load)
Length: 132 meters (433 feet 1 inch)
Beam: 12.8 meters (42 ft)
Draft: 4.6 meters (15 ft 1 in)
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h)
Range: 3000 NMI (5500 km)
Complement: 280

Propulsion:
2 x steam turbines (53.7 MW / 72000 shp)
2 shafts / 2 propellers
 
Armament:
 Note: Armaments listed are for latest 051 modernized variant
  
 16 x anti-ship missiles (SSM)
8 x surface-to-air missiles + 16 reload (SAM)
2 x twin 130 mm dual purpose guns
4 x Type 76A twin 37 mm anti-aircraft guns
2 x Type 75 anti-submarine rocket systems
6 x torpedo tubes
 depth charges + naval mines 

Aviation:
 flight deck and hangar for 1-2 helicopters
 

The Type 051 destroyer (NATO/OSD Luda-class destroyer) was a class of guided missile destroyers deployed by China. It was the first guided missile destroyer fielded by the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), and the first designed and built in China. 17 were built from 1970 to 1990; it was not until the 21st century that China would again build a class in such large numbers.

NATO/OSD broadly grouped variants from refits and newer construction under the Luda I, Luda II, Luda III, and Luda IV classes.

History:
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 with nine ships being ordered. 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.

Construction of the second batch began in 1977, with the last commissioning in 1991. The second batch may have been ordered due to the Cultural Revolution disrupting development of a successor class. These ships may be designated Type 051D.

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.

Jinan, the first of class, became a trials ship in 1987; a helicopter hangar and flight deck replaced the rear armament. This configuration was referred to as Luda II.

The last two ships, Zhanjiang and Zhuhai, were upgraded with foreign - mainly French - systems, possibly being designated as Type 051G, and referred to as Luda III. They became test beds and many of the systems were later employed on the Type 052 and Type 051B destroyers. Both ships were decommissioned on 3 September 2020, being the last of their class to retire from service.

Twelve ships of the class - Jinan, Yinchuan, Nanjing, Nanchang, Chongqing, Xining, Zhanijiang, Zhuhai, Hefei, Zunyi, Dalian, & Xi'an - have been preserved as museum ships.


Variants:

Type 051
The Type 051 was the initial design using Soviet or Soviet-derived systems.

The anti-ship missiles were P-15 Termit derivatives (HY-1, and possibly later HY-2) in two triple-launchers. Guns were two twin 130 mm (5 in) gun mounts, and 37 mm (1.5 in) anti-aircraft guns.

Anti-submarine equipment were Soviet hull-mounted Pegas 2 and Tamir-2 sonars, depth charges, and FQF-2500 rocket launchers (Soviet RBU-1200 derivatives).

The Type 051 was part of the Luda I class.

Type 051D
The Type 051D was from the second batch. It had changes to electronics and was equipped for underway replenishment.

The Type 051D was part of the Luda I class.

Type 051DT
The Type 051DT was a modernized Type 051D. Kaifeng and Dalian were modernized to somewhat different designs.

Kaifeng 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.

Dalian received a similar modernization as Kaifeng. A notable difference was Dalian used the ZKJ-1 combat data system, which was also used on the Type 051Z.

They were later equipped with YJ-83 anti-ship missiles.

The Type 051DT was part of the Luda III class, and later the Luda IV class.

Type 051Z
The Type 051Z was a command variant with the ZKJ-1 combat data system. Anti-aircraft warfare capabilities were improved by replacing the 37 mm guns with Soviet 57 mm (2.2 in) guns, and fitting modern Type 381A 3-D radar.

One Type 051D, Hefei, was converted to a Type 051Z.

The Type 051Z was part of the Luda I class.

Luda II
The Luda II was a helicopter destroyer. The gun turrets abaft the aft missile launcher was replaced by a hangar and flight deck for two Harbin Z-9C helicopters.

One Type 051, Jinan, was converted into a Luda II in 1987 for trials.

Type 051G
The Type 051G was an improved variant that the last two ships, Zhanjiang and Zhuhai, were completed to. They were equipped with Type 354 3-D air and surface search radar. Four twin YJ-8 launchers replaced the HY-1/HY-2 launchers. The Soviet sonar was replaced by French DUBV-23 search sonar and DUBV-43 variable depth sonar (VDS).

Zhuhai was modified in 1999. The Soviet 130 mm guns were replaced by 100 mm (4 in) guns, derived from French Creusot-Loire Compact, with automated reloaders. An HQ-7 SAM launcher replaced the "X" turret, as on the Type 051DT. Zhuhai was similarly modified.

Zhanjiang and Zhuhai were equipped with the ZKG-4A and ZKG-4B combat data systems respectively.

The Type 051G was also the first Chinese ship to deploy the YU-7 lightweight torpedo, and the Italian 40 mm (1.6 in) anti-aircraft gun.

The Type 051G was part of the Luda III class, and later the Luda IV class.

source: wikipedia
 
 
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