Class overview
Builders:	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard
Operators:	People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by:	Type 053H3 frigate
Succeeded by:	Type 054A frigate
Completed:	2
Active:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Frigate
Displacement:	4,300 tons (full)
Length:	134 m (440 ft)(CCTV)
Beam:	16 m (52 ft) (CCTV)
Propulsion:	Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD), 4× SEMT Pielstick 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each
Speed:	27 kn (50 km/h) estimated
Range:	8,025 nautical miles (14,900 km) estimated
Sensors and processing systems:	Type 363S (Thomson-CSF DRBV-15 Sea Tiger) 2D air/surface search radar, E/F band Type 345 (Thomson-CSF Castor-II) fire-control radar for HQ-7 SAM, I/J band Type 347G Rice Lamp fire control radar for AK-630 CIWS guns, I-band MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type MR34 100 mm gun fire control radar 2× Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11A/B, to be upgraded) SNTI-240 SATCOM
Electronic warfare and decoys:	Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system
Armament:	2× 4-cell YJ-83 (C-803) anti-ship missiles 1× HQ-7 8-cell SAM launcher 1× Type 210 100 mm naval gun 4× AK-630 6-barrel 30 mm CIWS guns Triple 324 mm YU-7 ASW torpedoes Rocket launchers, possibly ASW rockets or decoy rockets
Aircraft carried:	1 Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9C
Aviation facilities:	hangar

The Type 054 (NATO Codename Jiangkai I) frigate is a Chinese multi-role warship that entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy in the mid-2000s. They superseded the Type 053H3 frigates. Two ships, 525 Ma'anshan, and 526 Wenzhou, were completed before production switched to the improved Type 054A frigate.

Design[link]

The Type 054 has a stealthy hull design with sloped surfaces, radar absorbent materials, and a reduced superstructure clutter.

The main anti-ship armament were YJ-83 sea-skimming anti-ship cruise missiles in two four-cell launchers. It retained the HQ-7 SAM, an improved version of the French Crotale, from the preceding Type 053H3; the HQ-7 had a ready-to-fire 8-cell launcher, with 16 stored in the automatic reloader. Short range defence was improved with four AK-630 CIWS turrets. A 100 mm main gun, also based on a French design, was mounted.

Both ships were powered by four CODAD Type 16 PA6 STC marine diesel engines designed by SEMT Pielstick, each generating 6,330 hp. Licenses for the engines were sold to China in April 2002, where they were built by the Shaanxi Diesel Engine Factory. Other reports claimed each ship was powered by two (or four) Type 16 PA STC and two MTU 20V 956TB92 diesels.

Comparison with La Fayette[link]

The Type 054 resembled the French La Fayette-class frigates in shape and displacement. In addition, the Chinese used French, or French-derived, electronics and weapons. The French exported these systems to China in the 1980s, and later granted production licences. These systems were similar to those used on the La Fayettes in the 1980s.

The succeeding Type 054A frigates incorporated a larger proportion of more-advanced indigenous systems.

History[link]

Ma'anshan and Wenzhou deployed from Zhoushan on 21 February 2011 to undertake an anti-piracy patrol off Somalia. They were the eighth such Chinese patrol^[1] and designated Task Force 526. Commodore Han Xiaohu commanded the flotilla from Wenzhou.^[2] En route the flotilla made a stop at Karachi, before setting sail again on 13 March 2011.^[3] The ships were joined by replenishment ship 886 Qiandaohu, which was already deployed with the preceding flotilla.^[1]

Ships of Class[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Chinese Defense Today page
• Chinese Navy

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