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{{Short description|Class of guided missile destroyers fielded by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy}}
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|Name=
|Builders=* [[Luda Shipyard]]<ref name="Bussert-Elleman_2011_shipyards">Bussert and Elleman: Chinese Naval Shipyards</ref>
* [[Zhonghua Shipyard]]<ref name="Bussert-Elleman_2011_shipyards"/>
* [[Dalian Shipyard]]<ref name="Bussert-Elleman_2011_shipyards"/>
|Operators={{navy|CHN}} [[People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force|Surface Force]]
|Class before={{sclass|Anshan|destroyer|4}}
|Class after=[[Type 052 destroyer|Type 052 "Luhu" class]]
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|Cost=
|Built range=1968–1991
|In service range=1971-2020
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|Total ships building=
|Total ships planned=
|Total ships completed=17<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>
|Total ships cancelled=
|Total ships active=0<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>
|Total ships laid up=
|Total ships lost=
|Total ships retired=17<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>
|Total ships preserved=12
}}
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|Ship type=[[Destroyer]]
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|Ship displacement=3,670 tons
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|Ship draught={{convert|4.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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|Ship propulsion=*2 steam turbines
*{{convert|72000|shp|kW|-2|abbr=on}}
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|Ship speed={{convert|32|kn|km/h|0}}
|Ship range=2,970 miles
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|Ship complement=280
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|Ship armament=* 2 × 3 [[HY-1]] [[anti-ship missile]]s (most variants)
* 4 × 4 [[YJ-83]] anti-ship cruise missiles (''Dalian'' (110), 051DT, 051G)
* 8 × [[HQ-7]] [[surface-to-air missile]]s + 16 spare (''Dalian'' (110), 051DT, 051G)
* 2 × 2 Type 76 twin 130 mm [[dual purpose gun]]s (most variants)
* 2 × 2 [[Type 79 100 mm naval gun]]s (051G)
* 4 × 2 [[Type 76 twin 37 mm naval gun]]s (051D, 051DT, 051G)
* 4 × 2 [[AK-257|Type 66 twin 57 mm guns]] (051, 051Z)
* 4 × 2 [[Type 61 25 mm AAA gun]]s
* 2 × 12 Type 75 [[anti-submarine]] rocket systems
* 2 × 3 324 mm anti-submarine [[torpedo]] tubes
* 4 × Type 64 [[depth charge]]s
* 38 [[naval mine]]s
|Ship armour=
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|Ship aircraft=1-2 [[helicopter]]s: [[Harbin Z-9]]C ASW/SAR (''Jinan'' (105), Luda II only)
|Ship aircraft facilities=*Hangar and flight deck
*Landing assistance system
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The '''Type 051 destroyer''' (NATO/[[Office of the Secretary of Defense|OSD]] '''Luda-class destroyer''')<ref>After the former Chinese city of [[Lüda]].</ref> was a [[ship class|class]] of [[guided missile destroyer]]s based on the hull of the Soviet {{sclass|Neustrashimy|destroyer|1}} 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;<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17">{{cite web |last=Tate |first=Andrew |url=https://www.janes.com/article/88602/plan-decommissions-four-type-051-destroyers |title=PLAN decommissions four Type 051 destroyers |website=Jane's 360 |date=17 May 2019 |access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref> it was not until the 21st century that China would again build a class in such large numbers.<ref name="Cole_24">Cole: page 24</ref>

NATO/OSD broadly grouped variants from refits and newer construction under the '''Luda I''',<ref name="oni_2018_PLAN_ID_Guide">{{Cite report |author=United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence |author-link=Office of Naval Intelligence |date=2018 |title=PLA Navy Identification Guide |url=https://www.oni.navy.mil/Publications/China/ |access-date=29 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032321/https://www.oni.navy.mil/Publications/China/ |archive-date=30 April 2019 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> '''Luda II''',<ref name="jwrg_1999_74">Jane's Warship Recognition Guide: page 74</ref> '''Luda III''',<ref name="jwrg_1999_76">Jane's Warship Recognition Guide: page 76</ref> and '''Luda IV''' classes.<ref name="oni_2018_PLAN_ID_Guide"/>

==History==
The PLAN began designing a warship armed with guided missiles in 1960 based on the {{ship|Soviet destroyer|Neustrashimy}}, with features from the {{sclass|Kotlin|destroyer}}, but the [[Sino-Soviet split]] stopped work. Work resumed in 1965<ref name="fi_4">Forecast International: page 4</ref> with nine ships being ordered.<ref name="jfs_2004_127">Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005: p. 127</ref><ref name="fi_4"/> Construction started in 1968, with trials beginning in 1971. The ships nominally entered service in the early 1970s, but few were fully operational before 1985; workmanship was poor due to the [[Cultural Revolution]].<ref name="fi_4"/>

Construction of the second batch began in 1977,<ref name="jfs_2009_139">Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010: p. 139</ref> with the last commissioning in 1991.<ref name="jfs_2009_140">Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010: p. 140</ref> The second batch may have been ordered due to the Cultural Revolution disrupting development of a successor class.<ref name="fi_4"/> These ships may be designated  '''Type 051D'''.<ref name="jfs_2009_139"/>

The PLAN initiated an abortive modernization program for the first batch in 1982. The ships would be reconstructed with British weapons and sensors acquired from [[British Aerospace]]. The [[Falklands War]] made the prospective upgrades less impressive and cost effective, and the project was cancelled in 1984. A 1986 upgrade project using American power plants, weapons, sensors, and computers was cancelled because of the [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests]].<ref name="fi_4"/>

''Jinan'', the first of class, became a trials ship in 1987; a helicopter hangar and flight deck replaced the rear armament.<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/> This configuration was referred to as '''Luda II'''.<ref name="Bussert_2004">{{cite news |last=Bussert |first=James C. |url=https://www.afcea.org/content/china-builds-destroyers-around-imported-technology |title=China Builds Destroyers Around Imported Technology |newspaper=Afcea International |date=August 2004 |access-date=8 June 2019}}</ref>

The last two ships, ''Zhanjiang'' and ''Zhuhai'', were upgraded with foreign – mainly French – systems,<ref name="Bussert_2004"/> possibly being designated as '''Type 051G''', and referred to as '''Luda III'''.<ref name="jfs_2004_128">Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005: page 128</ref> They became test beds and many of the systems were later employed on the [[Type 052 destroyer|Type 052]] and [[Type 051B destroyer]]s.<ref name="Bussert_2004"/> Both ships were decommissioned on 3 September 2020, being the last of their class to retire from service.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202009/03/WS5f5045c7a310675eafc5734e.html|title=Last two Type 051 destroyers decommissioned|last=Lei|first=Zhao|date=3 September 2020|work=[[China Daily]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917022729/https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202009/03/WS5f5045c7a310675eafc5734e.html|archive-date=17 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

Twelve ships of the class – ''Jinan'', ''Yinchuan'', ''Nanjing'', ''Nanchang'', ''Chongqing'', ''Xining'', ''Zhanijiang'',  ''Zhuhai'', ''Hefei'', ''Zunyi'', ''Dalian'', and ''Xi'an'' – have been preserved as museum ships.

==Variants==
===Type 051===
The Type 051 was the initial design using Soviet or Soviet-derived systems.

The anti-ship missiles were [[P-15 Termit]] derivatives ([[Silkworm (missile)#HY-1|HY-1]],<ref name="Bussert-Elleman_2011_luda_surface">Bussert and Elleman: The Luda's Gun and Missile Systems</ref> and possibly later [[Silkworm (missile)#HY-2|HY-2]]) in two triple-launchers.<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/> Guns were two twin {{convert|130|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} gun mounts (SM-2-1 derivatives), and four twin {{convert|37|mm|in|abbr=on|1}} anti-aircraft guns.<ref name="Bussert-Elleman_2011_luda_surface"/>

Anti-submarine equipment were Soviet hull-mounted Pegas 2 and Tamir-2 [[sonar]]s, [[depth charge]]s, and FQF-2500 rocket launchers (Soviet RBU-1200 derivatives).<ref name="Bussert-Elleman_2011_luda_asw">Bussert and Elleman: The Luda's Antisubmarine Warfare Capability</ref>

The Type 051 was part of the Luda I class.<ref name="jfs_2009_139"/>

===Type 051D===
[[File:Luda DN-SN-89-03098.jpg|thumb|''Dalian'' (110) before modernization.]]
The Type 051D was from the second batch. It had changes to electronics<ref name="jfs_2009_139"/> and was equipped for [[underway replenishment]].<ref name="fi_4"/>

The Type 051D was part of the Luda I class.<ref name="jfs_2009_139"/>

===Type 051DT===
[[File:Chinese guided missile destroyer KAIFENG (DDG-109).JPEG|thumb|''Kaifeng'' (109) with "X" turret replaced by HQ-7 launcher]]
The Type 051DT was a modernized Type 051D. ''Kaifeng'' and ''Dalian'' were modernized to somewhat different designs.<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>

''Kaifeng'' initially received the [[Thomson-CSF]] Tavitac combat data system, the Type 393 surface search radar, and [[HQ-7]] ([[Crotale (missile)|Crotale]] derivative) [[surface-to-air missile]]s (SAM); the missiles replaced "X" turret. In 1999, [[YJ-8]] missiles replaced the HY-series, and electronic warfare systems were upgraded.<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>

''Dalian'' received a similar modernization as ''Kaifeng''. A notable difference was ''Dalian'' used the ZKJ-1 combat data system, which was also used on the Type 051Z.<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>

They were later equipped with [[YJ-83]] anti-ship missiles.<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>

The Type 051DT was part of the Luda III class,<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/> and later the Luda IV class.<ref name="oni_2018_PLAN_ID_Guide"/>

===Type 051Z===
The Type 051Z was a command variant with the ZKJ-1 combat data system.<ref name="jfs_2009_139"/> Anti-aircraft warfare capabilities were improved by replacing the 37&nbsp;mm guns with Soviet {{convert|57|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} guns,<ref name="Bussert-Elleman_2011_luda_surface"/> and fitting modern Type 381A 3-D radar.<ref name="jfs_2009_139"/>

One Type 051D, ''Hefei'', was converted to a Type 051Z.<ref name="jfs_2009_139"/>

The Type 051Z was part of the Luda I class.<ref name="jfs_2009_139"/>

===Luda II===
[[File:051 Guided missile destroyer Jinan Helicopter hangar 20080713.jpg|thumb|The helicopter hangar and flight deck on ''Jinan'' (105)]]
The Luda II was a helicopter destroyer. The gun turrets aft of the aft missile launcher were replaced by a [[hangar]] and [[flight deck]] for two [[Harbin Z-9C]] helicopters.<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>

One Type 051, ''Jinan'', was converted into a Luda II<ref name="Bussert_2004"/> in 1987 for trials.<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>

===Type 051G===
The Type 051G was an improved variant to which design the last two ships, ''Zhanjiang'' and ''Zhuhai'', were completed.<ref name="jfs_2004_128"/> They were equipped with [[Type 354 radar|Type 354]] 3-D air and surface search radar.<ref name="jwrg_1999_76"/><ref name="jfs_2009_140"/> Four twin [[YJ-8]] launchers replaced the HY-1/HY-2 launchers.<ref name="jwrg_1999_76"/> The Soviet sonar was replaced by French DUBV-23 search sonar and DUBV-43 variable depth sonar (VDS).<ref name="janes_undersea_dragon">{{cite web |url= https://www.janes.com/images/assets/911/72911/Undersea_dragon_Chinese_ASW_capabilities_advance.pdf |title=Undersea dragon: Chinese ASW capabilities advance |publisher=Jane's |date=2017 |access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref>

''Zhuhai'' was modified in 1999. The Soviet 130&nbsp;mm guns were replaced by Type 79A {{convert|100|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} guns,<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/> derived from French [[Creusot-Loire]] Compact, with automated reloaders.<ref name="Bussert-Elleman_2011_luda_surface"/> An HQ-7 SAM launcher replaced the "X" turret, as on the Type 051DT. ''Zhuhai'' was similarly modified.<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>

''Zhanjiang'' and ''Zhuhai'' were equipped with the ZKG-4A and ZKG-4B combat data systems respectively.<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>

The Type 051G was also the first Chinese ship to deploy the [[Yu-7 torpedo|YU-7]] lightweight torpedo,<ref name="janes_undersea_dragon"/> and the Italian {{convert|40|mm|in|abbr=on|1}} anti-aircraft gun.<ref name="Bussert-Elleman_2011_luda_surface"/>

The Type 051G was part of the Luda III class,<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/> and later the Luda IV class.<ref name="oni_2018_PLAN_ID_Guide"/>

==Ships of class==
All these ships were built at three shipyards: (1) the '''Luda Shipyard''' (since 2000 called the [[Dalian Shipyard]]) in [[Liaoning]], (2) the '''Zhonghua Shipyard''' (now called the [[Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard]]) in [[Shanghai]], and (3) the [[COMEC (company)|Huangpu Shipyard]],in [[Guangzhou]]. 
The number in the first column is the order of completion.<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>

{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Number
!Hull no.
!Name
!Builder
!Launched
!Commissioned
!Decommissioned
!Fleet
!Notes
|-
! colspan=9 | Type 051
|-
| 2<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 160<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
|  [[Chinese destroyer Guangzhou (160)|广州 / ''Guangzhou'']]
|  [[Dalian Shipyard|Dalian]]
| 28 April 1971<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 30 June 1974<ref name="fi_1">Forecast International: page 1</ref><ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 9 March 1978
| [[South Sea Fleet]]<ref name="Bussert_2004"/>
| Suffered an explosion in 1978, as a result of which she was sunk, then raised and scrapped.<ref name="jfs_2009_139"/>
|-
| 3<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 106<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| [[Chinese destroyer Xi'an (106)|西安 / ''Xi'an'']]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Luda<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| September 1970
| 28 November 1974<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 29 September 2007
| [[North Sea Fleet]]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Preserved as museum ship.
|-
| 4<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 161 <ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| [[Chinese destroyer Changsha (161)|长沙 / ''Changsha'']]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Dalian<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 28 June 1973
| 31 December 1978<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 26 August 2008
| South Sea Fleet<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Inactive.<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>
|-
| 5<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 107<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| [[Chinese destroyer Yinchuan (107)|银川 / ''Yinchuan'']]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Luda<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 30 July 1970
| 31 December 1971<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 15 November 2007
| North Sea Fleet<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Preserved as a museum ship.<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>
|-
| 6<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 162<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| [[Chinese destroyer Nanning (162)|南宁 / ''Nanning'']]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Dalian<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 27 October 1976
| 23 March 1979<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| September 2012
| South Sea Fleet<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Inactive.<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>
|-
| 7<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 131<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| [[Chinese destroyer Nanjing (131)|南京 / ''Nanjing'']]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| [[Zhonghua Shipyard|Zhonghua]]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 11 December 1973
| 6 February 1977<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 26 September 2012
| [[East Sea Fleet]]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Preserved as a museum ship.<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>
|-
! colspan=9 | Helicopter destroyer (Luda II)
|-
| 1<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 105<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| [[Chinese destroyer Jinan (105)|济南 / ''Jinan'']]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Luda<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 30 July 1970<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 31 December 1971<ref name="nanchang_decom"/>
| 15 November 2007
| North Sea Fleet<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Built as Type 051. Converted in 1987.<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/> Preserved as a museum ship in [[Qingdao]].<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>
|-
! colspan=9 | Type 051D
|-
| 8<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 108<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| [[Chinese destroyer Xining (108)|西宁 / ''Xining'']]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Luda<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 16 October 1978<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 29 January 1980<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 25 September 2013
| North Sea Fleet<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Preserved as a museum ship.<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>
|-
| 11<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 163<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| [[Chinese destroyer Nanchang (163)|南昌 / ''Nanchang'']]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
|rowspan="3"| Zhonghua<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 22 December 1979<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 15 November 1982<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 26 September 2016<ref name="nanchang_decom">{{cite web |url=http://eng.mod.gov.cn/DefenseNews/2016-09/09/content_4728131_3.htm |title=Farewell to Nanchang: first-generation Chinese guided missile destroyer decommissioned |website=Ministry of Defense of the People's Republic of China |publisher=People's Daily Online |date=9 September 2016 |access-date=8 June 2019 |archive-date=8 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608172316/http://eng.mod.gov.cn/DefenseNews/2016-09/09/content_4728131_3.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| South Sea Fleet<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Preserved as military tourist attraction in Nanchang, Jiangxi.<ref name="nanchang_decom"/>
|-
| 13<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 133<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| [[Chinese destroyer Chongqing|重庆 / ''Chongqing'']]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 31 October 1980<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 15 November 1982<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 26 September 2014
| East Sea Fleet<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Preserved as military tourist attraction in Tianjin.
|-
| 14<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 134<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| [[Chinese destroyer Zunyi (134)|遵义 / ''Zunyi'']]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 25 November 1983
| 28 December 1984<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 16 May 2019<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>
| North Sea Fleet<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>
| Preserved as a museum ship.<ref>{{Cite web|title=海军134舰于1988年命名的"遵义舰"要回家了-贵阳网-贵阳市融媒体中心|url=http://www.gywb.cn/system/2019/08/19/030138750.shtml|access-date=2021-04-21|website=www.gywb.cn|archive-date=2021-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131110723/http://www.gywb.cn/system/2019/08/19/030138750.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 15<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 164<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| [[Chinese destroyer Guilin (164)|桂林 / ''Guilin'']]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Dalian<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 20 June 1984<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 10 July 1987<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 16 May 2019<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>
| North Sea Fleet<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>
| Transferred from the South Sea Fleet.<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/> To be expended as target ship.
|-
! colspan=9 | Type 051DT
|-
| 10<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 109<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| [[Chinese destroyer Kaifeng (109)|开封 / ''Kaifeng'']]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
|rowspan="2"| Luda<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 3 November 1979<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 25 December 1982<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 16 May 2019<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>
| North Sea Fleet<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>
| Built as Type 051D. Converted in 1999.<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/> To be expended as target ship.
|-
| 12<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 110<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| [[Chinese destroyer Dalian (110)|大连 / ''Dalian'']]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 20 August 1981<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 26 December 1984<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 16 May 2019<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>
| North Sea Fleet<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>
| Built as Type 051D.<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/> Preserved as a museum ship.
|-
! colspan=9 | Type 051Z
|-
| 9<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 132<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| [[Chinese destroyer Hefei (132)|合肥 / ''Hefei'']]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Zhonghua<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| November 1978<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 18 March 1980<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 25 September 2013
| East Sea Fleet<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Built as Type 051D.<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/> Preserved as a museum ship.<ref name="Tate_2019-05-17"/>
|-
! colspan=9 | Type 051G
|-
| 16
| 165<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| [[Chinese destroyer Zhanjiang (1988)|湛江 / ''Zhanjiang'']]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
|rowspan="2"| Dalian<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 1 August 1988<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 30 December 1989<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 28 August 2020<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| South Sea Fleet<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Inactive.<ref name="chinamil20200518">{{cite web |url=http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2020-05/18/content_9816133.htm |title=Chinese military's last Type 051 destroyer to retire and settle down in Zhuhai |website=China Military Official Website}}</ref> Will be transformed into a museum ship.
|-
| 17
| 166<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| [[Chinese destroyer Zhuhai (1990)|珠海/ ''Zhuhai'']]<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| 18 October 1990<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 21 November 1991<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| 28 August 2020<ref name="jfs_2009_140"/>
| South Sea Fleet<ref name="jfs_2004_127"/>
| Inactive.<ref name="chinamil20200518"/> Will be transformed into a museum ship
|}

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* {{cite book |editor-last=Saunders |editor-first=Stephan |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |date=2009 |isbn=978-0-7106-2888-6}}
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{{Ship classes of the Chinese Navy}}

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