Chinese frigate Yiyang

Yiyang underway on 2 December 2019
History
China
Name	Yiyang
Namesake	Yiyang (益阳)
Builder	Huangpu, Shanghai
Laid down	2006
Launched	17 November 2009
Commissioned	26 October 2010
Identification	Pennant number: 548
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 054A frigate
Displacement	4,053 tonnes (full)
Length	134.1 m (440 ft)
Beam	16 m (52 ft)
Propulsion	CODAD, 4 × Shaanxi 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each
Speed	27 knots estimated
Range	4,000 nautical miles (4,600 mi; 7,400 km) estimated
Complement	165
Sensors and processing systems	Type 382 Radar Type 344 Radar (Mineral-ME Band Stand) OTH target acquisition and SSM fire control radar 4 × Type 345 Radar(MR-90 Front Dome) SAM fire control radars MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system H/SJG-206 towed array sonar 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 AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM
Electronic warfare & decoys	Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system Kashtan-3 missile jamming system
Armament	1 × 32-cell VLS HQ-16 SAM Yu-8 anti submarine rocket launcher 2 × 4 YJ-83 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 carried	1 Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9C
Aviation facilities	hangar

Yiyang (548) is a Type 054A frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 26 October 2010.

Development and design

Main article: Type 054A frigate

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

Yiyang was launched on 17 November 2009 at the China State Shipbuilding Corporation in Shanghai. Commissioned on 26 October 2010.

In November 2015, Yiyang along with Qiandaohu and Jinan made the first ever port call by PLAN ships to the Eastern Coast of the United States when they docked at Mayport Harbor, Florida, for a goodwill visit. ^[3]

Gallery

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  Yiyang on 2 February 2012.
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  Yiyang underway on 17 September 2012.
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  Yiyang underway on 8 September 2013.
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  Yiyang underway on 12 December 2014.
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  Yiyang entering Naval Station Mayport on 3 November 2015.
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  Yiyang entering Naval Station Mayport on 3 November 2015.
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  Yiyang and USS Mason underway on 6 November 2015.
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  Yiyang underway with USS Monterey on 7 November 2015.
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  Jinan, Yiyuan and USS Mason on 7 November 2015.

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. Lang, Nathan (November 11, 2015). "People's Liberation Army-Navy visits NS Mayport". Florida Times-Union.