 Shenzhen (appearance before the modernization) moored at Tokyo in November 2007 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: |
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| Operators: |
 People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Preceded by: | Type 052 destroyer |
| Succeeded by: | Type 051C destroyer |
| In commission: | 1999-present[1] |
| Completed: | 1 |
| Active: | 1 |
| Career (China) |  |
| Name: | Shenzhen |
| Namesake: | Shenzhen |
| Laid down: | July 1996[1] |
| Launched: | 16 October 1997[1] |
| Commissioned: | December 1998 |
| Homeport: | Zhanjiang |
| Identification: | Pennant number: 167[1] |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Type 051B destroyer |
| Displacement: | 6,096 tonnes (6,000 long tons)[1] |
| Length: | 154 m (505 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Beam: | 16 m (52 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Draught: | 6 m (19 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Propulsion: | |
| Speed: | 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)[1] |
| Range: | 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 14 knots[1] |
| Complement: | 250 (42 officers)[1] |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Template:Indented plainlist |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: | Template:Indented plainlist |
| Armament: | Template:Indented plainlist |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 helicopters: (Kamov Ka-28 or Harbin Z-9C)[1] |
| Aviation facilities: |
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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[]
In the 1990s and early 2000s, the PLAN began developing capabilities for a wider range of strategic missions.[3] 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.[4]
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.[4] Integration of French and Russian systems was aided by previous experience on the Luda III testbed.[5] The ZKJ-7 combat data system is based on the Italian IPN-10 or -20.[6] 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;[7] 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.[8]
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,[9] 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[]
Shenzhen was commissioned in December 1998[10][11] 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[11] and the first visit to Japan in 2007.[12]
The ship was refitted in 2004.[13]
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]
Gallery[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 Saunders 2015, p. 138.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Tate, Andrew (10 August 2016). "Shenzhen destroyer set to re-join China's South Sea Fleet". https://www.janes.com/article/62855/shenzhen-destroyer-set-to-re-join-china-s-south-sea-fleet.
- ↑ McDevitt 2017, p. 21.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kirchberger 2015, p. 193.
- ↑ Kirchberger 2015, p. 194-195.
- ↑ Kirchberger 2015, p. 188.
- ↑ Kirchberger 2015, p. 144.
- ↑ Kirchberger 2015, p. 143.
- ↑ White, Ryan (24 May 2020). "PLAN Type 051B Destroyer Shenzhen 167 after modernization" (in en-US). https://navalnews.net/plan-type-051b-destroyer-shenzhen-167-after-modernization/.
- ↑ "深圳南山：四大商圈集体迎深圳舰回家，献礼“最可爱的人”". 2024-09-27. https://dva.gd.gov.cn/xw/gddt/content/post_4501474.html.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Zheng, Tianran (2019-11-21). "深圳舰：勇敢当先锋". In Qiu, Lifang. http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2019-11/21/c_1125255642.htm.
- ↑ Cha, Chunming (2007-11-21). "中国海军“深圳”号导弹驱逐舰首访日本". https://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2007-11/21/content_811883_3.htm.
- ↑ Gormley, Erickson & Yuan 2014, p. 45.
- ↑ Liu, Qiuli, ed (14 December 2018). "第二批护航编队". http://www.81.cn/2018zt/2018-12/14/content_9378858.htm.
- ↑ Carlson 2020, pp. 9-10.
Sources[]
- Carlson, Christopher P. (March 2020). "PLAN Force Structure Projection Concept, A Methodology for Looking Down Range". China Maritime Studies Institute. https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cmsi-maritime-reports/10/.
- Gormley, Dennis M.; Erickson, Andrew S.; Yuan, Jingdong (2014). A Low-Visibility Force Multiplier: Assessing China's Cruise Missile Ambitions (Report). Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press. http://ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/Documents/Books/force-multiplier.pdf.
- Kirchberger, Sarah (2015). Assessing China's Naval Power: Technological Innovation, Economic Constraints, and Strategic Implications. Global Power Shift. Springer. ISBN 978-3-662-47127-2.
- McDevitt, Michael (2017). "The Modern PLA Navy Destroyer Force". United States Naval War College. pp. 55–65. ISBN 978-1-935352-45-7. https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cmsi-red-books/13/.
- Saunders, Stephan, ed (2015). Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710631435.
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