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Yingtan as a museum ship in Qingdao.
History
China
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). 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/modern air search radar.

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.

A sister ship was being constructed at the "Qiuxin Shipyard by 1979." 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※

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