Nanning (162) is a Type 051 destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
See main article: Type 051 destroyer. The PLAN began designing a warship armed with guided missiles in 1960 based on the Soviet Neustrashimy, with features from the, but the Sino-Soviet split stopped work. Work resumed in 1965[1] with nine ships being ordered.[2]
Nanning was launched on 27 October 1976 at the Huangpu Shipyard in Shanghai. Commissioned on 23 March 1979.
She was decommissioned in September 2012 and converted to a maritime surveillance patrol ship.