Chinese frigate Yingtan (531)

	File:青岛中国海军博物馆鹰潭号护卫舰.jpg Yingtan as a museum ship in Qingdao.
History
File:Naval ensign of China.svgChina
Name	Yingtan; (鹰潭);
Namesake	Yingtan
Builder	Hudong Shipyard, Shanghai
Laid down	1970
Launched	1971
Commissioned	December 1974
Decommissioned	1994
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; 2,000 full load;
Length	103.2 m (339 ft)
Beam	10.2 m (33 ft)
Draft	3.1 m (10 ft)
Propulsion	2 x SEMT Pielstick 12PA6 diesels; 16,000 shaft horsepower (12,000 kW); 2 shafts;
Speed	26 knots
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	185
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar; Type 381 air search; Square Tie surface search; Fin Curve navigation; Sun Visor 8 fire control; 2 x Fog Lamp fire control; Type 341 fire control; Sonar; Pegas-2M active hull-mounted; Tamir 2 active hull-mounted;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	2 x Jug Pair ESM
Armament	2 × 3.9 in (100 mm)/56 (twin) guns; 4 × 37 mm/63 twin guns; 2 x HQ-61 SAM twin launchers; 2 x BMB-2 depth charge projectors; 2 x depth charge racks; 2 x RBU-1200 ASW rocket launchers;

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).^[2] 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.^[1] 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.^[2] A sister ship was being constructed at the Qiuxin Shipyard by 1979^[1] but was not completed.

Gallery

The forward HQ-61 SAM launcher.

The forward HQ-61 SAM launcher.
The rear HQ-61 SAM launcher.

The rear HQ-61 SAM launcher.
The forward superstructure with the Sun Visor 8 fire control radar atop the bridge.

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

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 ^1.15 ^1.16 ^1.17 ^1.18 ^1.19 ^1.20 ^1.21 ^1.22 ^1.23 ^1.24 ^1.25 ^1.26 ^1.27 ^1.28 Sharpe, Richard, ed. (1989). Jane's Fighting Ships 1989-90. Jane's Information Group. p. 106. ISBN 978-0710608864.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 "Frigate 531". Chinese Navy Museum. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

History
File:青岛中国海军博物馆鹰潭号护卫舰.jpg Yingtan as a museum ship in Qingdao.
File:Naval ensign of China.svgChina
Name	Yingtan (鹰潭)
Namesake	Yingtan
Builder	Hudong Shipyard, Shanghai^[1]
Laid down	1970^[1]
Launched	1971^[2]
Commissioned	December 1974^[2]
Decommissioned	1994^[2]
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^[1] 2,000 full load^[1]
Length	103.2 m (339 ft)^[1]
Beam	10.2 m (33 ft)^[1]
Draft	3.1 m (10 ft)^[1]
Propulsion	2 x SEMT Pielstick 12PA6 diesels; 16,000 shaft horsepower (12,000 kW)^[1] 2 shafts^[1]
Speed	26 knots^[1]
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)^[1]
Complement	185^[1]
Sensors and processing systems	Radar Type 381 air search^[1] Square Tie surface search^[1] Fin Curve navigation^[1] Sun Visor 8 fire control^[1] 2 x Fog Lamp fire control^[1] Type 341 fire control^[1] Sonar Pegas-2M active hull-mounted^[1] Tamir 2 active hull-mounted^[1]
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 x Jug Pair ESM^[1]
Armament	2 × 3.9 in (100 mm)/56 (twin) guns^[1] 4 × 37 mm/63 twin guns^[1] 2 x HQ-61 SAM twin launchers^[1] 2 x BMB-2 depth charge projectors^[1] 2 x depth charge racks^[1] 2 x RBU-1200 ASW rocket launchers^[1]