''Yingtan'' (531) was the sole Type 053K (

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: Jiangdong)

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constructed by the

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for the

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(PLAN). She was equipped with

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s (SAM) and the Type 381 radar, making her the first PLAN ship equipped with either

s or modern air search

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. ''Yingtan'' formally entered service in 1974, but was only named on

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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

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. A sister ship was being constructed at the Qiuxin Shipyard by 1979 but was not completed.

Gallery

File:“鹰潭号”053K型护卫舰（舷号531）青岛海军博物馆 - panoramio.jpg, The forward HQ-61 SAM launcher. File:Naval Museum 2 - panoramio.jpg, The rear HQ-61 SAM launcher. File:Naval Museum 2015 - panoramio.jpg, The forward superstructure with the Sun Visor 8 fire control radar atop the bridge.

References

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