Chinese destroyer Nanchang (163)

Nanchang (163) is a Type 051 destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see Chinese ship Nanchang.
Type 051 destroyer
History
China
Name:
  • Nanchang
  • (南昌)
Namesake: Nanchang
Builder: Zhonghua Shipyard, Shanghai
Launched: 22 December 1979
Commissioned: 15 November 1982
Decommissioned: 26 September 2016
Identification: Pennant number: 163
Status: Museum ship at Nanchang Naval Museum, Nanchang
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:

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

Nanchang was launched on 22 December 1979 at the Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai. Commissioned on 15 November 1982.

She was decommissioned on 26 September 2016 and currently she sits at Nanchang Naval Museum, Nanchang.[5][6][7]

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. "我国可参观的退役舰艇一览 | Ceba's Blog". blog.ceba.tech (in Chinese). 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  6. 白露型六番艦五月雨. "163南昌号导弹驱逐舰_哔哩哔哩 (゜-゜)つロ 干杯~-bilibili". www.bilibili.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  7. "163南昌舰退役后成了军事主题公园". 知乎专栏 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-11-27.


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