Chinese destroyer Yinchuan (107)
Type 051 destroyer | |
History | |
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China | |
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Namesake | Yinchuan |
Builder | Luda Shipyard, Liaoning |
Launched | 30 July 1970 |
Commissioned | 31 December 1971 |
Decommissioned | 15 November 2007 |
Identification | Pennant number: 107 |
Status | Museum ship at Yellow River Military Cultural Expo Park, Yinchuan |
General characteristics | |
Class and 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 |
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Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
Range | 2,970 miles |
Complement | 280 |
Armament |
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Yinchuan (107) is a Type 051 destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
Development and design
[edit]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
[edit]Yinchuan was launched on 30 July 1970 at the Luda Shipyard in Shanghai. Commissioned on 31 December 1971.
She was decommissioned on 15 November 2007 and towed to Yellow River Military Cultural Expo Park, Yinchuan to serve as a museum ship.