Chinese frigate Dongguan

Dongguan
History
China
Name	Dongguan
Namesake	Dongguan
Builder	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai [1]
Completed	1995 [1]
Status	in active service, as of 2012 [update]
General characteristics [2]
Class & type	Type 053 frigate
Displacement	1,425 long tons (1,448  t) empty 1,702 long tons (1,729 t) full
Length	103.22 m (338 ft 8 in)
Beam	10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	2 × 8,000 shp (5,966 kW) 12E390VA diesel engines 2 × 16PA6V280BTC diesel generators 2 shafts
Speed	25.6 knots (47.4 km/h; 29.5 mph)
Endurance	15 days
Complement	200
Sensors & processing systems	Type 360S 2D E/F-band air/surface search radar Type 517A A-Band radar Type 343G I/J-band main gun and missile targeting radar Type 341 I-band anti-aircraft targeting radar Racal Decca RM-1290 navigation radars SJD-5 hull-mounted MF sonar SJC-1B reconnaissance sonar SJX-4 communications sonar Type 651A IFF ZJK-3A combat intelligence centre
Armament	As built: 2 × triple SY-1 SSM launchers (midships) 2 × Type 79 100 mm naval guns (fore & aft) 4 × Type 76 twin 37 mm naval guns 2 × Type 3200 6-barrel anti-submarine rocket launcher (bow) 4 × Depth charge projectors (aft) 2 × Depth charge racks (aft) After 2008 refit: 2 × quadruple YJ-83 AShM launchers 2 × Type PJ33A 100 mm guns

Dongguan (560) is a Type 053H1G (Jianghu-V) frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy.

The frigate is based at Mischief Reef, 76 nautical miles from Half Moon Shoal, Spratly Islands in South China Sea. ^[3] On 25 February 2011 she was involved in a confrontation in Jackson Atoll with three fishing boats from the Philippines. ^[4] She ran aground on Half Moon Shoal on 11 July 2012. ^{[5] [3]}

See also

• Spratly Islands dispute

References

1. "Jianghu-class frigates". globalsecurity.org. 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
2. "Type 053H1G (Jianghu-V Class) Missile Frigate". SinoDefence.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
3. Jaime Laude (14 July 2012). "China ship runs aground near Phl". The Philippine Star . Retrieved 25 July 2012.
4. George Amurao (21 July 2012). "A shoal too far in South China Sea". Asia Times Online . Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
5. Austin Ramzy (24 July 2012). "China's Newest City Raises Threat of Conflict in South China Sea". Time . Retrieved 25 July 2012.