Chinese destroyer Shijiazhuang (116)

Shijiazhuang (116) is the second ship of Type 051C destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 22 January 2007.

Shijiazhuang on 10 January 2010
History
China
Name	Shijiazhuang
Namesake	Shijiazhuang (石家庄)
Builder	Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company, Dalian
Launched	26 January 2005
Commissioned	22 January 2007
Homeport	Qingdao
Identification	Pennant number: 116
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 051C destroyer
Displacement	7,100 tons
Length	155 metres (508.5 feet)
Beam	17.2 metres (56 feet)
Draught	6 metres (19.7 feet)
Propulsion	2 indigenous steam turbines
Speed	30 knots
Sensors and processing systems	Fregat-MAE-5 (Top Plate) 3D air search phased array radar Type 364 (SR64) surface search radar Mineral-ME (Band Stand) over-the-horizon targeting radar Tombstone 3D phased-array target tracking radar Type 347G I-band fire-control radars
Armament	48 × S-300FM (SA-N-20) surface-to-air missiles (6 × 8 revolver-style VLS) 8 × YJ-83 (C-803) anti-ship missiles 1 × 100 mm dual-purpose gun 2 × Type 730 30 mm seven-barrel Gatling gun close-in weapons systems 2 × 3 324 m torpedo launchers carrying Yu-7 torpedoes 2 × 15 Type 946 decoy launchers 2 × 18 Type 726-4 decoy launchers
Aircraft carried	Kamov Ka-28 Helix-size helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helipad

Development and design

Main article: Type 051C destroyer

The Type 051C destroyers were constructed at Dalian Shipyard and was revealed in 2004. They uses the advanced Russian S-300FM air defence missile system with track-via-missile homing guided by a single Tombstone radar. The missile has a maximum range of 150 km and an operating altitude of 10 m - 27 km.

The anti-ship abilities possessed by the Luzhou class includes 8 indigenous YJ-83 (C-803) Anti-ship missiles. This anti-ship missile has a range of 150+ km and approaches its target in sea skimming mode at a speed of Mach 1.5. As a secondary role, the missile can also be used against land targets.

The ship uses two Type 730 CIWS guns for air defence. The Type 730 is a highly effective CIWS that is also installed on the Type 052B (Guangzhou class) and Type 052C/052D destroyers, and the Type 054A (Jiangkai II class) frigates. The ship also has 100 mm gun based on a French design for use against surface targets.

Construction and career

Shijiazhuang was launched on 26 January 2005 at the Dalian Shipyard in Dalian. The system installation was completed in late 2005 and commissioned on 1 January 2006.

On April 23, 2009, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, Shijiazhuang served as the main review ship.

On April 12, 2018, at the maritime parade in the South China Sea, her No.116 appeared in the Carrier Strike Echelon.

Gallery

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  Shijiazhuang coming alongside USS Fitzgerald on 23 April 2009.
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  Shijiazhuang entering Vladivostok on 18 September 2017.
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  Shijiazhuang underway on 11 June 2019.