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Type 054 frigate

Ship class

Ship class

FieldValue
section1{{Infobox ship/image
imageCNS Ma'anshan (FFG-525).jpg
image_captionType 054 frigate *Ma'anshan* (appearance before the modernization)
section2{{Infobox ship/class overview
builders*Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
operatorsSurface Force
class_beforeType 053H3 frigate
class_afterType 054A frigate
built_range1999–2005
in_commission_range2005–present
total_ships_completed2
total_ships_active2
section3{{Infobox ship/characteristics
typeFrigate
displacement3,900 tons (full)
length134 m(CCTV)
beam16 m (CCTV)
draught5 m
propulsionCombined diesel and diesel (CODAD), 4× SEMT Pielstick 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each
speed27 kn (50 km/h) estimated
range8,025 nautical miles (14,900 km) estimated
sensors*Type 363S (Thomson-CSF DRBV-15 Sea Tiger) 2D air/surface search radar, E/F band
EW*Type 922-1 radar warning receiver
armament*2× 4-cell YJ-83 (C-803) anti-ship missiles
aircraft1 Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9C
aircraft_facilitieshangar

  • Huangpu Shipyard

  • 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

  • HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system

  • 1 × HQ-10 short-range SAM 24-cell 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

  • Before 2020 refit:

  • 1× HQ-7 8-cell SAM launcher (replaced by 24-cell launcher HQ-10 short-range SAM) The Type 054 (NATO Codename Jiangkai I) is a class of Chinese multi-role frigates that were commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force in 2005. They superseded the Type 053H3 frigates. Only two ships, Ma'anshan (525), and Wenzhou (526), were completed before production switched to the VLS equipped improved Type 054A frigate.

Design

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'' class

The Type 054 resembled the French s 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.

Operations

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 and, following Wenzhou's pennant number, gained the semi-compatible Task Force designation 'Task Force 526'. Commodore Han Xiaohu commanded the flotilla from Wenzhou. En route the flotilla made a stop at Karachi, before setting sail again on 13 March 2011. The ships were joined by replenishment ship Qiandaohu (886), which was already deployed with the preceding flotilla.

Ships of class

NumberPennant
numberNameBuilderLaid downLaunchedCommissionedFleetStatus
1525马鞍山 / *Ma'anshan*HudongDecember 200111 September 200318 February 2005East Sea FleetActive
2526温州 / *Wenzhou*HuangpuFebruary 200230 November 200326 September 2005Active

References

References

  1. (22 February 2011). "Latest Chinese naval escort fleet leaves for Somali waters". Xinhua.
  2. (15 May 2011). "Commander CTF 151 Visits Chinese Independent Warship". Combined Maritime Forces.
  3. Qiu Junsong. (13 March 2011). "Chinese naval escort flotilla leaves Karachi for Gulf of Aden". Xinhua.
  4. ''Jane's Fighting Ships'', 2023-24 Edition, ISBN 978-0-7106-3428 3, page 147.
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