Chinese destroyer Changsha (161)

	Type 051 destroyer
History
China
Name	Changsha; (长沙);
Namesake	Changsha
Builder	Hudong Shipyard, Shanghai
Launched	28 June 1973
Commissioned	31 December 1975
Decommissioned	26 August 2008
Identification	Pennant number: 161
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class & type	Type 051 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	16 anti-ship missiles; 8 surface-to-air missiles + 16 spare (manual reload); 2 twin-barrel 130 mm dual purpose guns; 4 Type 76A dual-37 mm anti-aircraft guns; 2 Type 75 anti-submarine rocket systems; 6 torpedo tubes; Depth charges; 38 naval mines;

Name

Launched28 June 1973

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