History
Taizhou underway on 17 August 2015
China
Name	Taizhou (泰州市)
Namesake	Taizhou Vnushitelnyy
Builder	Severnaya Verf, Saint Petersburg
Laid down	3 July 2002
Launched	27 April 2004
Commissioned	28 December 2005
Renamed	from Vnushitelnyy (Внушительный)
Homeport	Ningbo
Identification	Pennant number: 138
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 956EM destroyer
Displacement	6,600 tons standard, 8,480 tons full load
Length	156 m (511 ft 10 in)
Beam	17.3 m (56 ft 9 in)
Draught	6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft steam turbines, 4 boilers, 75,000 kW (100,000 hp), 2 fixed propellers, 2 turbo generators,and 2 diesel generators
Speed	32.7 knots (60.6 km/h; 37.6 mph)
Range	3,920 nmi (7,260 km; 4,510 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) 1,345 nmi (2,491 km; 1,548 mi) at 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement	350
Sensors and processing systems	Radar: Air target acquisition radar, 3 × navigation radars, 130 mm gun fire-control radars, 30 mm air-defence gun fire control radar Sonar: Active and passive under-keel sonar ES: Tactical situation plotting board, anti-ship missile fire control system, air defence, missile fire-control system, and torpedo fire control system
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 PK-2 decoy dispensers (200 rockets)
Armament	1 AK-130 guns 2 Kashtan CIWS 2 Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30 2 (2 × 4) 3M80E Moskit anti-ship missiles 8 (2 × 4) (SS-N-22 'Sunburn') anti-ship missiles
Aircraft carried	1× Ka-27 series helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helipad

Taizhou (138) is a Type 956EM destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy.

Development and design

Main article: Sovremenny-class destroyer

Project began in the late 1960s when it was becoming obvious in the Soviet Navy that naval guns still had an important role particularly in support of amphibious landings, but existing gun cruisers and destroyers were showing their age. A new design was started, employing a new 130 mm automatic gun turret.

The ships are 156 metres (511 ft 10 in) in length, with a beam of 17.3 metres (56 ft 9 in) and a draught of 6.5 metres (21 ft 4 in).

The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force (PLAN) had two modified Sovremenny-class destroyers delivered in December 1999 and November 2000. In 2002, the PLAN ordered two improved versions designated 956-EM. The first vessel was launched in late 2005, while the second was launched in 2006. All four vessels were commissioned to the East Sea Fleet.

Project cost: 600 million US$ (mid-1990s price) was the price paid for Project 956E (two ships), and 1.4 billion US$ (early-2000s price) for Project 956EM (two ships).^[1]^[2]