Chinese navy's missile destroyer 'Chongqing' retires

The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) held a decommissioning ceremony for the guided missile destroyer "Chongqing" (hull number: 133) at a naval port of the East China Sea Fleet on the morning of September 26, 2014.

The "Chongqing", one of the first-generation missile destroyers made by China, was put into service in December 1983.

In the past 31 years, the "Chongqing" warship has covered a voyage of more than 150,000 sea miles with a total endurance of 15,522 hours.

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