Luda Type 051 destroyer


Zhuhai
Class overview
Builders: Luda Shipyard
Zhonghua Shipyard
Dalian Shipyard
Operators:  People's Liberation Army Navy
Succeeded by: Type 052
In service: December 1971
Completed: 16
General characteristics
Displacement: 3,670 tons
Length: 132 m
Beam: 12.8 m
Draught: 4.6 m
Propulsion: 2 steam turbines
72,000 shp (53,700 kW)
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h)
Range: 2,970 miles
Complement: 280
Armament: Note: Aramaments listed are for latest 051 modernized variant
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
Aircraft carried: 1-2 helicopters: Harbin Z-9C ASW/SAR (Ship #105 Luda-II only)
Aviation facilities: Hangar and flight deck
Landing assistance system