Shenzhen (167) is a Type 051B destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
The Shenzhen was intended to be an experimental vessel with improvements over the Luhu class' in terms of modular construction and stealth.
Shenzhen participated in the PLA Navy (PLAN)'s first goodwill visit to Africa in 2000.
In 2004, she received its mid-life modernization refit, with its original 100 mm main gun and the HQ-7 air defense missile system being replaced by improved models.
Shenzhen visited Kochi, India for four days in August 2009, after deployment in the Gulf of Aden on anti-piracy operations.