Type 051B destroyer

From 1998

6000 tons

153 m

16.5 m

250 men

CODOG

30 knots

The Type 51B Luhai class is one of the more modern classes of destroyers of the Navy of the People's Republic of China ( PLAN). The class includes only one ship, the Shenzhen. The construction of the Shenzhen began in May 1996 in Dalian and 1998, she was put into service.

Generally

The Luhai class provides a much enlarged and improved version of the previous two destroyers Luhu class dar. With the commissioning of the Shenzen was the largest ever built in China over water warship. In addition, the stealth technology was here the first time for the PLAN applied to reduce the radar and infrared signature. Compared to recent Chinese and Western ships with this technology, however, the stealth features in the Luhai class are still very rudimentary.

The construction of further units was abandoned in favor of more modern designs. Despite their relative size, the ships are pretty weak battle; In the medium to long-haul air defenses are completely absent. Therefore, the second, already far advanced in construction, hull was completed according to the design type 51C, which has, particularly in the area of ​​air defense over much better skills.

Equipment

For armament include a 100 - mm twin gun, an eight-way starter for HQ -7 anti-aircraft missiles ( a copy of the Crotale ) and four 37- mm twin guns of short range air defense.

In addition, four quadruple launcher for C -802 anti-ship missiles and torpedoes are scaffolded.

As the first Chinese ship the Shenzen received a 3D air surveillance radar type RICE SHIELD.