Nanning (162) is a Type 051 destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
Nanning in Huangpu on 5 February 2015
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Namesake | Nanning |
Builder | Huangpu Shipyard, Shanghai |
Launched | 27 October 1976 |
Commissioned | 23 March 1979 |
Decommissioned | September 2012 |
Identification | Pennant number: 162 |
Status | Converted to surveillance ship |
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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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
Nanning was launched on 27 October 1976 at the Huangpu Shipyard in Shanghai. Commissioned on 23 March 1979.
She was decommissioned in September 2012 and converted to a maritime surveillance patrol ship.