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Building upon its ever expanding range of 1/350th model ships Trumpeter has announced the upcoming release of the 1/350 Shenyang Type 051C Chinese Destroyer. The anticipated release date for this kit is later in the year and the suggested retail price at this stage is $US74.95

This is a brand new model of the modern Chinese destroyer which is equipped with missiles for anti-aircraft use. This destroyer is currently in use by the PLA patrolling the Chinese seas. The kit will consist of 297 parts on 8 sprues and the completed model will measure over seventeen inches long. It can be built to represent either an example from the PLA Navy's first-of-the-class 115 Shenyang or second Type 051C Luzhou class 116 Shijiangzhuang.

Kit features:

• One-piece hull & helicopter flight deck pattern
  
• 100mm gun turrets
  
• Six large size revolver vertical launching systems
  
• Top dome target tracking radar
  
• Eight anti-ship missile box launchers
  
• Photo-etched mast parts
  
• Crew figures
  
• Display stand
  
• Markings for PLA Navy's first-of-the-class 115 Shenyang & second Type 051C Luzhou class 116 Shijiangzhuang.
  

Ship History

The Type 051C (NATO codename: Luzhou class) is the latest air-defence guided missile destroyer (DDG) built by Dalian Shipyard for the PLA Navy. It was developed from the hull of the Type 051B (Luhai class) destroyer and built in the same shipyard in the late 1990’s. The Type 051C was fitted with the S-300F/Rif (NATO codename: SA-N-6) shipborne air defence missile system which was imported from Russia in 2002.
The first-of-class, 115 Shenyang, was launched in December 2004 and completed its system installation in late 2005. The sea trial began in early 2006 and the ship was finally commissioned in October 2006. A second hull 116 Shijiazhuang was launched in 2005 and commissioned in March 2007. Both hulls are deployed by the North Sea Fleet based at Qingdao.
The Type 051C destroyer has an estimated displacement of 7,100t and is believed to be powered by the steam turbine propulsion. The ship has a helicopter flight deck on the stern but does not have a hanger.