Chinese destroyer Shenzhen

Shenzhen (appearance before the modernization) moored at Tokyo in November 2007
Class overview
Builders	Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by	Type 051 (based on hull family) Type 052 (based on commissioning date)
Succeeded by	Type 051C (based on hull family) Type 956E / 956EM (based on commissioning date)
In commission	1999-present
Completed	1
Active	1
History
China
Name	Shenzhen
Namesake	Shenzhen
Laid down	July 1996
Launched	16 October 1997
Commissioned	December 1998
Home port	Zhanjiang
Identification	Pennant number: 167
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Type 051B destroyer
Displacement	6,096 tonnes (6,000 long tons)
Length	154 m (505 ft 3 in)
Beam	16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught	6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	Combined diesel or gas 2 × Ukrainian gas turbines (35.7 MW) 2 × MTU 1163 TB 83 diesel engines (6.5 MW)
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 14 knots
Complement	250 (42 officers)
Sensors & processing systems	Already installed before modernization Chinese made "Top Plate" style radar (moved from the aft to the forward mast during modernization) Combat management system: ZKJ-7 Air search radar: Type 381A Air/surface search radar: Type 360 Fire control radar: Type 344, Type 345, Type 347G, Type 360 Navigation radar: Racal/Decca 1290 Active sonar: DUBV-23 hull-mounted Optronic directors: GDG 776 Satellite communications Installed during modernization Towed array sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	Already installed before modernization Type 826 electronic support measure Type 984 jammer Type 985 jammer 2 x Type 946 chaff launchers 2 x Type 947 chaff launchers Installed during modernization Torpedo decoy
Armament	Post-2016 modernization: 2 x 100 mm H/PJ-33B naval guns (1 twin mount) 16 x YJ-12 anti-ship missiles 32-cell vertical launching system HHQ-16 surface-to-air missiles 2 x Type 1130 CIWS 6 x 324 mm. torpedo tubes (2 triple mounts) Weapens replaced during modernization: 16 x YJ-83 anti-ship missiles HQ-7 surface-to-air missiles (octuple launcher) 8 × 37mm AA guns (4 twin mounts)
Aircraft carried	2 helicopters: (Kamov Ka-28 or Harbin Z-9C)
Aviation facilities	Hangar for two helicopters

Shenzhen is a guided-missile destroyer operated by China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). It is the sole Type 051B destroyer (NATO reporting name: Luhai).