Chinese destroyer Hefei (132)

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Hefei on 19 May 1989
History
Naval ensign of China.svgChina
Name
  • Hefei
  • (合肥)
Namesake Hefei
Builder Huangpu Shipyard, Shanghai
LaunchedNovember 1978
Commissioned18 March 1980
Decommissioned25 September 2013
Identification Pennant number: 132
Status Museum ship at Yellow Sea Pearl Scenic Spot, Shandong
General characteristics
Class and type Type 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

Hefei (132) is a Type 051 destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy.

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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

Hefei was launched in November 1978 at the Huangpu Shipyard in Shanghai. Commissioned on 18 March 1980.

She was decommissioned on 25 September 2013 and towed to Yellow Sea Pearl Scenic Spot, Shandong to serve as a museum ship.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Forecast International: page 4
  2. ↑ Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005: p. 127
  3. 1 2 Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010: p. 139
  4. ↑ Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010: p. 140

Coordinates: 37°29′39″N121°26′44″E / 37.4941436°N 121.4456703°E / 37.4941436; 121.4456703

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