Chinese frigate Yingtan (531)

Yingtan (531) was a Type 053 frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She is now a museum ship in Qingdao.

Yingtan alongside Jinan on 24 August 2017
History
China
Name
  • Yingtan
  • (鹰潭)
NamesakeYingtan
BuilderZhonghua shipyard, Shanghai
LaunchedOctober 1971
CommissionedMarch 1975
DecommissionedJuly 1994
IdentificationPennant number: 531
StatusMuseum ship at Qingdao Naval Museum, Qingdao
General characteristics
Class and typeType 053K frigate
Displacement
  • 1,450 standard
  • 1,730 full load
Length103.2 m (339 ft)
Beam10.7 m (35 ft)
Propulsion
  • Two type 12 E 390V diesels; 16,000 hp (m) (11.9MW) sustained
  • 2 shafts
Speed26 knots
Range2,700 nmi (5,000 km; 3,100 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement300 (27 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar System:
  • Surface: Square Tie (Type 254); I-band
  • Air & Surface: MX 902 Eye Shield (Type 922-1); G-band
  • Navigation: Fin Curve (Type 352); I-band
  • Fire Control: Wok Won director (Type 752A); Square Tie (Type 254), I-band
  • Echo Type 5 (Hull Mounted)
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Watchdog; Radar warning
Armament

Development and design
Main article: Type 053 frigate

The class have four anti-ship SY-1s in two twin-box launchers, armaments consisted to two single 100mm dual-purpose hand-loaded guns with fire control by a very simple stereoscopic rangefinder, limiting the guns to effective fire against surface targets in daylight/clear weather only. The six twin 37mm short-range anti-aircraft guns were all locally controlled, severely limiting their effectiveness. These ships are equipped with Chinese SJD-3 sonar, which is modification of Soviet Tamir-11 (MG-11, with NATO reporting name Stag Hoof) hull mounted sonar: instead of being fixed to the hull, SJD-3 has a telescoping arm, so when not in use, the sonar is stored in the hull, and when deployed, the sonar is lowered into water several meter below the hull, thus increased detection range by avoiding baffles generated by the hull. 11 Anti-submarine armament was limited to short-range rockets and depth charges. Damage control arrangements were minimal.

From 1965 to 1967, the No. 701 Institute designed the Type 053K (Kong for air-defence), an air-defence variant of the Type 065. This met a PLAN requirement for air-defence ships to accompany the surface-warfare Type 051 destroyers. The Type 053K was originally intended to have three screws powered by a combined gas-turbine and diesel engine, with a speed of 38 knots. However, technical constraints forced the Chinese to settle for a diesel engine, powering two screws for a maximum speed of 30 knots.

The Type 053Ks were armed with HQ-61 surface-to-air missiles, launched from two twin-armed launchers; these did not enter service until the mid-1980s. The 100 mm. gun armament was also delayed. This class received NATO reporting name as Jiangdong class.

Construction and career

She was launched in October 1971 at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai and commissioned in March 1975.

She was decommissioned in July 1994 and currently she sits at Qingdao Naval Museum, Qingdao as a museum ship.[1]

  • Yingtan in Qingdao on 16 July 2005.
  • Yingtan in Qingdao on 4 September 2011.
  • Yingtan in Qingdao on 22 August 2015.
  • Yingtan in Qingdao on 22 August 2015.
  • Yingtan in Qingdao on 22 August 2015.
  • Yingtan alongside Jinan in Qingdao on 24 August 2017.

References
  1. "531 鹰潭号护卫舰(退役)-中国护卫舰-武器百科大全". www.wuqibaike.com. Retrieved 2 April 2021.


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