Chinese destroyer Nanning (1976)

For other ships with the same name, see Chinese ship Nanning.

Nanning in Huangpu on 5 February 2015
History
China
Name	Nanning (南宁)
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	2 steam turbines 72,000 shp (53,700 kW)
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h)
Range	2,970 miles
Complement	280
Armament	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

Nanning (162) is a Type 051 destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy.

Development and design

Main article: Type 051 destroyer

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 with nine ships being ordered.

Construction and career

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.