Chinese destroyer Qingdao (113)
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| History | |
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| Name | Qingdao |
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| Builder | Jiangnan Shipyard, Jiangnan |
| Launched | 18 October 1993 |
| Commissioned | 28 May 1996 |
| Refit | 2011 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 113 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Luhu class |
| Displacement | 4,800 tons |
| Length | 144 m (472 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 31 kn (57 km/h; 36 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) |
| Complement | 230 |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × Type 726-4 122mm 24-tube decoy launchers installed on both sides of the forward bridge (After 2011 upgrade) |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 helicopters: Harbin Z-9 or Kamov Ka-27 |
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Qingdao (113) is a Type 052 destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned in May 1997.
Development and design
Qingdao is the second and last ship of the Luhu class following her sister ship, Harbin (112).
Construction and career
Qingdao was constructed by Jiangnan Shipyard and launched in 1993. She underwent a refit and upgrade in 2011.
On 27 February 2012, Qingdao, along with the Type 054A frigate Yantai and the comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu, formed the 11th Chinese naval escort flotilla which departed from the city of Qingdao to conduct anti-piracy and escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters.
On 9 June 2013, Qingdao made a goodwill visit to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
In October 2013, Qingdao participated in the International Fleet Review 2013 in Sydney, Australia.
Gallery
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Luhu Destroyer Qingdao on a visit to Pearl Harbor
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References
- ^ Xinhua English. "Chinese navy heads for escort mission in Gulf of Aden". Retrieved on 2012-02-28
- ^ "Chinese navy ships visit Hawaii". DVIDS. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Participating Warships". International Fleet Review 2013 website. Royal Australian Navy. 2013. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
