Chinese destroyer Chongqing

Chongqing at Tianjin Binhai Theme Park on 23 September 2018
History
China
Name	Chongqing (重庆)
Namesake	Chongqing
Builder	Zhonghua Shipyard, Shanghai
Launched	31 October 1980
Commissioned	15 November 1982
Decommissioned	26 September 2014
Identification	Pennant number: 133
Status	Museum ship at Tianjin Binhai Theme Park, Tianjin
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	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

Chongqing (133) is a Type 051 destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy.

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 US sanction from 1989 Tiananmen Square.

Construction and career

Chongqing was launched on 31 October 1980 at the Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai. Commissioned on 15 November 1982.

In 1985, she completed close maneuvers against Soviet Navy battlecruiser Frunze.

She was decommissioned on 26 September 2014 and currently she sits at Tianjin Binhai Theme Park, Tianjin opposite of the aircraft carrier Kiev. ^[5]

References

1. Forecast International: page 4
2. Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005: p. 127
3. Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010: p. 139
4. Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010: p. 140
5. "133重庆舰 - 海上军事文化体验区 - 天津泰达航母主题公园". www.binhaipark.cn. Retrieved 2020-11-27.

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