Chinese destroyer Qingdao (113)

	Qingdao (DDG 113) after the 2011 upgrade
History
China
Name	Qingdao
Namesake	Qingdao; (青岛);
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	General Electric LM2500 gas turbines CODOG; 55,000 shp (41,000 kW);
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)
Armament	4 × 4 YJ-83 (C-803) anti-ship missiles; 1 × 8-cell HQ-7 SAM (8+16 rounds); 1 × Type H/PJ33A dual 100 mm/56 dual purpose gun; 2 × Triple Yu-7 torpedo tubes; After the latest system upgrade in mid-2011:; 2 × H/PJ12 (Type 730) 7-barrel 30 mm CIWS replaced 4 × Type H/PJ76A dual 37 mm AA guns; 2 × Type 87 6-tube ASW rocket launchers replaced 2 × Type 75 12-tube ASW rocket launchers;
Aircraft carried	2 helicopters: Harbin Z-9 or Kamov Ka-27
Aviation facilities	Single helicopter landing platform; Two helicopter hangar; Helicopter landing system;

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.^[1]

On 9 June 2013, Qingdao made a goodwill visit to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.^[2]

In October 2013, Qingdao participated in the International Fleet Review 2013 in Sydney, Australia.^[3]

Gallery

Luhu Destroyer Qingdao on a visit to Pearl Harbor

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.

[1] Xinhua English. "Chinese navy heads for escort mission in Gulf of Aden". Retrieved on 2012-02-28

[2] "Chinese navy ships visit Hawaii". DVIDS. Retrieved 2021-04-16.

[3] "Participating Warships". International Fleet Review 2013 website. Royal Australian Navy. 2013. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

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