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Type 051B destroyer

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Shenzhen moored at Tokyo in November 2007
Class overview
BuildersDalian Shipbuilding Industry Company[1]
Operators People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded byType 052 destroyer
Succeeded byType 051C destroyer
In commission1999-present[1]
Completed1
Active1
History
China
NameShenzhen
NamesakeShenzhen
Laid downJuly 1996[1]
Launched16 October 1997[1]
CommissionedDecember 1998
HomeportZhanjiang
IdentificationPennant number: 167[1]
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeType 051B destroyer
Displacement6,096 tonnes (6,000 long tons)[1]
Length154 m (505 ft 3 in)[1]
Beam16 m (52 ft 6 in)[1]
Draught6 m (19 ft 8 in)[1]
Propulsion
Speed29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)[1]
Range4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 14 knots[1]
Complement250 (42 officers)[1]
Sensors and
processing systems
Post-2016
"Top Plate" radar[2]
Towed array sonar[2]
Pre-2016
Combat management system: ZKJ-7
Air search radar: Type 381A[1]
Air/surface search radar: Type 360[1]
Fire control radar: Type 344, Type 345, Type 347G, Type 360[1]
Navigation radar: Racal/Decca 1290[1]
Active sonar: DUBV-23 hull-mounted[1]
Optronic directors: GDG 776[1]
Satellite communications[1]
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Post-2016
Towed torpedo decoy[2]
Pre-2016
Type 826 electronic support measure[1]
Type 984 jammer[1]
Type 985 jammer[1]
Armament
Post-2016
16 x YJ-12 anti-ship missiles
32-cell vertical launching system
HHQ-16 surface-to-air missiles
2 x Type 1130 CIWS[2]
Pre-2016
16 x YJ-83 anti-ship missiles[3]
HQ-7 surface-to-air missiles (octuple launcher)[1]
2 x 100 mm naval guns (1 twin mount)[1]
8 × 37mm AA guns (4 twin mounts)[1]
6 x 324 mm. torpedo tubes (2 triple mounts)[1]
2 x Type 946 chaff launchers[1]
2 x Type 947 chaff launchers[1]
Aircraft carried2 helicopters: (Kamov Ka-28 or Harbin Z-9C)[1]
Aviation facilitiesHangar[2]

Shenzhen is a guided-missile destroyer operated by China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). It is the sole Type 051B destroyer (NATO reporting name: Luhai).[1]

Development and design

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In the 1990s and early 2000s, the PLAN began developing capabilities for a wider range of strategic missions.[4] During this time it produced multiple warship classes with short production runs, likely as experiments to develop satisfactory designs. The Type 051B destroyer was one of these designs.[5]

The Type 051B destroyer had "broad similarities" with the smaller preceding Type 052 destroyer.[1] The Type 051B has a wider hull with increased stability, habitability, and armament.[5] Integration of French and Russian systems was aided by previous experience on the Luda III testbed.[6] The ZKJ-7 combat data system is based on the Italian IPN-10 or -20.[7] The light anti-aircraft guns were mounted aft to make space for the HQ-7 reloading system behind the launcher.[1]

It was unusual in being one of the few PLAN ships to have a hangar for two helicopters.[2]

The Type 051B was the first PLAN warship with a combined diesel or gas (CODOG) powerplant using Ukrainian gas turbines;[8] the preceding Type 052 program had started with American General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, which could no longer be obtained after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.[9]

One ship, Shenzhen, was built. The design then become the baseline for the Type 051C destroyer.[1]

The ship emerged from a major overhaul around 2016. The quarterdeck was enclosed. The "Top Plate"-derived radar was moved from the aft to the forward mast to remove its blind spot.[2] The ship was rearmed with YJ-12 anti-ship missiles,[10] and HHQ-16 surface-to-air missiles in a vertical launching system (VLS). Stern-deployed torpedo decoy and towed array sonar systems were installed.[2]

History

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Shenzhen was commissioned in December 1998[11][12] and served as a flagship for the South Sea Fleet.[2] It made the PLAN's first goodwill visit to Africa in 2000. The ship also took part in the PLAN's first visit to Europe in 2001[12] and the first visit to Japan in 2007.[13]

The ship was refitted in 2004.[3]

Shenzhen was part of the second Chinese anti-piracy task force to the Gulf of Aden from April to August 2009. On the return journey it visited Pakistan and India.[14]

The ship was overhauled from 2014 through 2016 at Zhanjiang.[15]

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  • Shenzhen entering Apra Harbor, Guam on 12 October 2003.
    Shenzhen entering Apra Harbor, Guam on 12 October 2003.
  • Shenzhen in Apra Harbor, Guam on 22 October 2003.
    Shenzhen in Apra Harbor, Guam on 22 October 2003.
  • Shenzhen in Apra Harbor, Guam on 25 October 2003.
    Shenzhen in Apra Harbor, Guam on 25 October 2003.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Saunders & 2015 138.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Tate, Andrew (10 August 2016). "Shenzhen destroyer set to re-join China's South Sea Fleet". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b Gormley, Erickson & Yuan 2014, p. 45.
  4. ^ McDevitt 2017, p. 21.
  5. ^ a b Kirchberger 2015, p. 193.
  6. ^ Kirchberger 2015, p. 194-195.
  7. ^ Kirchberger 2015, p. 188.
  8. ^ Kirchberger 2015, p. 144.
  9. ^ Kirchberger 2015, p. 143.
  10. ^ White, Ryan (24 May 2020). "PLAN Type 051B Destroyer Shenzhen 167 after modernization". Naval News. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  11. ^ "深圳南山：四大商圈集体迎深圳舰回家，献礼"最可爱的人"". Guangdong Department of Veteran Affairs. 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  12. ^ a b Zheng, Tianran (2019-11-21). Qiu, Lifang (ed.). "深圳舰：勇敢当先锋". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  13. ^ Cha, Chunming (2007-11-21). "中国海军"深圳"号导弹驱逐舰首访日本". Chinese Central Government. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  14. ^ Liu, Qiuli, ed. (14 December 2018). "第二批护航编队" [2nd Escort Task Group]. China Military Network. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  15. ^ Carlson 2020, pp. 9–10.

Sources

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