Type 051 destroyer

	Chongqing on 23 September 2018
Class overview
Builders	Luda Shipyard; Zhonghua Shipyard;
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force
Preceded by	Anshan class
Succeeded by	Type 051B (based on hull family); Type 052 (based on commissioning date);
Built	1968–1991
In service	1971-2020
Completed	17
Active	0
Retired	17
Preserved	12
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	3,670 tons
Length	132 m (433 ft 1 in)
Beam	12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
Draught	4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 steam turbines; 72,000 shp (53,700 kW);
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h)
Range	2,970 miles
Complement	280
Armament	2 × 3 HY-1 anti-ship missiles (most variants); 4 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship cruise missiles (Dalian (110), 051DT, 051G); 8 × HQ-7 surface-to-air missiles + 16 spare (Dalian (110), 051DT, 051G); 2 × 2 Type 76 twin 130 mm dual purpose guns (most variants); 2 × 2 Type 79 100 mm naval guns (051G); 4 × 2 Type 76 twin 37 mm naval guns (051D, 051DT, 051G); 4 × 2 Type 66 twin 57 mm guns (051, 051Z); 4 × 2 Type 61 25 mm AAA guns; 2 × 12 Type 75 anti-submarine rocket systems; 2 × 3 324 mm anti-submarine torpedo tubes; 4 × Type 64 depth charges; 38 naval mines;
Aircraft carried	1-2 helicopters: Harbin Z-9C ASW/SAR (Jinan (105), Luda II only)
Aviation facilities	Hangar and flight deck; Landing assistance system;

The Type 051 destroyer (NATO/OSD Luda-class destroyer) was a class of guided missile destroyers based on the hull of the Soviet Neustrashimy-class destroyer deployed by China. It was the first guided missile destroyer fielded by the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), and the first designed and built in China. 17 were built from 1970 to 1990; it was not until the 21st century that China would again build a class in such large numbers.

NATO/OSD broadly grouped variants from refits and newer construction under the Luda I, Luda II, Luda III, and Luda IV classes.