Chinese frigate Yingtan (531)

Yingtan (531) was the sole Type 053K (NATO reporting name: Jiangdong) frigate constructed by the People's Republic of China for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).^[1] She was equipped with HQ-61 surface-to-air missiles (SAM) and the Type 381 radar, making her the first PLAN ship equipped with either surface-to-air missiles or modern air search radar.^[2]

Yingtan as a museum ship in Qingdao.
History
China
Name	Yingtan (鹰潭)
Namesake	Yingtan
Builder	Hudong Shipyard, Shanghai^[2]
Laid down	1970^[2]
Launched	1971^[1]
Commissioned	December 1974^[1]
Decommissioned	1994^[1]
Identification	Pennant number: 531
Status	Museum ship at the Chinese Navy Museum, Qingdao
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 053K frigate
Displacement	1,700 standard^[2] 2,000 full load^[2]
Length	103.2 m (339 ft)^[2]
Beam	10.2 m (33 ft)^[2]
Draft	3.1 m (10 ft)^[2]
Propulsion	2 x SEMT Pielstick 12PA6 diesels; 16,000 shaft horsepower (12,000 kW)^[2] 2 shafts^[2]
Speed	26 knots^[2]
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)^[2]
Complement	185^[2]
Sensors and processing systems	Radar Type 381 air search^[2] Square Tie surface search^[2] Fin Curve navigation^[2] Sun Visor 8 fire control^[2] 2 x Fog Lamp fire control^[2] Type 341 fire control^[2] Sonar Pegas-2M active hull-mounted^[2] Tamir 2 active hull-mounted^[2]
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 x Jug Pair ESM^[2]
Armament	2 × 3.9 in (100 mm)/56 (twin) guns^[2] 4 × 37 mm/63 twin guns^[2] 2 x HQ-61 SAM twin launchers^[2] 2 x BMB-2 depth charge projectors^[2] 2 x depth charge racks^[2] 2 x RBU-1200 ASW rocket launchers^[2]

Yingtan formally entered service in 1974, but was only named on 1 August 1986. She participated in the Johnson South Reef Skirmish in 1988. The frigate retired in 1994 and became a museum ship at the Chinese Navy Museum in Qingdao.^[1]

A sister ship was being constructed at the Qiuxin Shipyard by 1979^[2] but was not completed.

Gallery

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  The forward HQ-61 SAM launcher.

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  The rear HQ-61 SAM launcher.

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  The forward superstructure with the Sun Visor 8 fire control radar atop the bridge.

References

1. "Frigate 531". Chinese Navy Museum. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
2. Sharpe, Richard, ed. (1989). Jane's Fighting Ships 1989-90. Jane's Information Group. p. 106. ISBN 978-0710608864.

36°03′17″N 120°19′16″E / 36.0546303°N 120.3210161°E / 36.0546303; 120.3210161