 Anshan (101) at the Qingdao Naval Museum | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name: | Rekordny |
| Builder: | C-324 Factory, USSR |
| Laid down: | 1936 |
| Launched: | 1940 |
| Acquired: | October 1954 |
| Decommissioned: | April 1992 |
| Renamed: | Anshan |
| Fate: | Museum and training ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Anshan-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,581 tons |
| Length: | 112.5 m (369 ft) |
| Draught: | 10.2 m (33 ft) |
| Speed: | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
Rekordny (Russian : Рекордный), launched in 1940, was originally operated by the Soviet Navy. It was subsequently bought by the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and renamed Anshan (Chinese :鞍山号; pinyin :Ānshān hào). The ship was transferred to the People's Liberation Army Navy from the USSR in October 1954 along with three other former Gnevny-class destroyers of the Soviet Navy as part of a larger transfer deal which also saw the transfer of submarines, minesweepers and torpedo boats. [1] Rekordny had served with the Soviet Union throughout the Second World War, during which she shot down two German airplanes. [2]
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She was decommissioned in April 1992 and anchored at the Naval Museum at Qingdao.
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