Chinese frigate Yingtan (531)

	Yingtan as a museum ship in Qingdao.
History
China
Name	Yingtan; (鹰潭);
Namesake	Yingtan
Builder	Hudong Shipyard, Shanghai
Laid down	1970
Launched	1971
Commissioned	December 1974
Decommissioned	1994
Identification	Pennant number: 531
Status	Museum ship at the Chinese Navy Museum, Qingdao
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 053K frigate
Displacement	1,700 standard; 2,000 full load;
Length	103.2 m (339 ft)
Beam	10.2 m (33 ft)
Draft	3.1 m (10 ft)
Propulsion	2 x SEMT Pielstick 12PA6 diesels; 16,000 shaft horsepower (12,000 kW); 2 shafts;
Speed	26 knots
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	185
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar; Type 381 air search; Square Tie surface search; Fin Curve navigation; Sun Visor 8 fire control; 2 x Fog Lamp fire control; Type 341 fire control; Sonar; Pegas-2M active hull-mounted; Tamir 2 active hull-mounted;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	2 x Jug Pair ESM
Armament	2 × 3.9 in (100 mm)/56 (twin) guns; 4 × 37 mm/63 twin guns; 2 x HQ-61 SAM twin launchers; 2 x BMB-2 depth charge projectors; 2 x depth charge racks; 2 x RBU-1200 ASW rocket launchers;

Yingtan (531) was the sole Type 053K (NATO reporting name: Jiangdong) frigate constructed by the People's Republic of China for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).^[2] She was equipped with HQ-61 surface-to-air missiles (SAM) and the Type 381 radar, making her the first PLAN ship equipped with either surface-to-air missiles or modern air search radar.^[1]

Yingtan formally entered service in 1974, but was only named on 1 August 1986. She participated in the Johnson South Reef Skirmish in 1988. The frigate retired in 1994 and became a museum ship at the Chinese Navy Museum in Qingdao.^[2]

A sister ship was being constructed at the Qiuxin Shipyard by 1979^[1] but was not completed.

Gallery

The forward HQ-61 SAM launcher.
The rear HQ-61 SAM launcher.
The forward superstructure with the Sun Visor 8 fire control radar atop the bridge.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac Sharpe, Richard, ed. (1989). Jane's Fighting Ships 1989-90. Jane's Information Group. p. 106. ISBN 978-0710608864.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Frigate 531". Chinese Navy Museum. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

36°03′17″N 120°19′16″E / 36.0546303°N 120.3210161°E / 36.0546303; 120.3210161

[jfs_1989-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac Sharpe, Richard, ed. (1989). Jane's Fighting Ships 1989-90. Jane's Information Group. p. 106. ISBN 978-0710608864.

[museum-2] "Frigate 531". Chinese Navy Museum. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

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