Chinese frigate Binzhou (515)

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Binzhou underway on 26 March 2020
History
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NameBinzhou
Namesake
Builder Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai
Launched13 December 2015
Commissioned29 December 2016
Identification Pennant number: 515
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and type Type 054A frigate
Displacement4,053 tonnes (full)
Length134.1 m (440 ft)
Beam16 m (52 ft)
Propulsion CODAD, 4 × Shaanxi 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each
Speed27 knots estimated
Range8,025 nautical miles (9,235 mi; 14,862 km) estimated
Complement165
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
  • 1 × 32-cell VLS
  • 2 × 4 C-803 anti-ship / land attack cruise missiles
  • 1 × PJ26 76 mm dual-purpose gun
  • 2 × Type 730 7-barrel 30 mm CIWS guns or Type 1130
  • 2 × 3 324mm Yu-7 ASW torpedo launchers
  • 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher (36 rockets carried)
  • 2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers
Aircraft carried1 Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9C
Aviation facilities hangar

Binzhou (515) is a Type 054A frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 29 December 2016.

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Development and design

The Type 054A carries HQ-16 medium-range air defence missiles and anti-submarine missiles in a vertical launching system (VLS) system. The HQ-16 has a range of up to 50 km, with superior range and engagement angles to the Type 054's HQ-7. The Type 054A's VLS uses a hot launch method; a shared common exhaust system is sited between the two rows of rectangular launching tubes. [1]

The four AK-630 close-in weapon systems (CIWS) of the Type 054 were replaced with two Type 730 CIWS on the Type 054A. The autonomous Type 730 provides improved reaction time against close-in threats. [2]

Construction and career

Binzhou was launched on 13 December 2015 at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai. Commissioned on 29 December 2016. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ 舰载武器SHIPBORNE WEAPONS 2013 AUGUST ISSUE
  2. ↑ "Chinese Navy". Archived from the original on 7 January 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  3. ↑ "China commissions 23rd Type 054A frigate into East Sea Fleet | IHS Jane's 360". 2017-01-01. Archived from the original on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2020-12-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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