Chinese destroyer Harbin (112)

Harbin (112) is a Type 052 destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned in May 1994.

DDG 112 Harbin
History
China
NameHarbin
Namesake
BuilderJiangnan Shipyard, Jiangnan
Laid downMay 1989
Launched28 August 1991
Commissioned8 May 1994
Refit2011
IdentificationPennant number: 112
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeLuhu class
Displacement4,800 tons
Length144 m (472 ft 5 in)
Beam16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
Propulsion
  • General Electric LM2500 gas turbines CODOG
  • 55,000 shp (41,000 kW)
Speed31 kn (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi)
Complement260
Electronic warfare
& decoys		2 × Type 726-4 122mm 24-tube decoy launchers installed on both sides of the forward bridge (After 2011 upgrade)
Armament
  • 4 × 4 YJ-83 (C-803) anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × 8-cell HQ-7 SAM (8+16 rounds)
  • 1 × Type H/PJ33A dual 100 mm/56 dual purpose gun
  • 2 × Triple Yu-7 torpedo tubes
  • After the latest system upgrade in mid-2011:
  • 2 × H/PJ12 (Type 730) 7-barrel 30 mm CIWS replaced 4 × Type H/PJ76A dual 37 mm AA guns
  • 2 × Type 87 6-tube ASW rocket launchers replaced 2 × Type 75 12-tube ASW rocket launchers
Aircraft carried2 helicopters: Harbin Z-9 or Kamov Ka-27
Aviation facilities
  • Single helicopter landing platform
  • Two helicopter hangar
  • Helicopter landing system

Development and design
Main article: Type 052 destroyer

Harbin is the lead ship of the Luhu class which was a significant improvement over the earlier Luda class and it is said to be the first indigenous Chinese warship design approaching modern standards.[1]

Her sister ship is Qingdao (113).

Construction and career

Harbin was constructed by Jiangnan Shipyard and launched in 1991. She underwent a refit and upgrade in 2011.

In 1997 she visited the US stopping at Pearl Harbour before heading to California. The cost was part of a goodwill visit and constituted the first ever visit by a Chinese Navy ship to the United States mainland.[2]

On 16 February 2013, Harbin, along with the Type 053H3 frigate Mianyang and the comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu formed the 14th Chinese naval escort flotilla which departed from the city of Qingdao to conduct anti-piracy and escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters.

  • Harbin (DDG 112) before the 2011 upgrade
    Harbin (DDG 112) before the 2011 upgrade
  • Harbin (112) in California on 21 March 1997
    Harbin (112) in California on 21 March 1997

References
  1. "Type 052 destroyer intro and photos". AirForceWorld.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. "People's Republic of China destroyer Harbin (DD 112) pulls into Pearl Harbor". United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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