Type 054 frigate

	Type 054 frigate Ma'anshan
Class overview
Builders	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding ; Huangpu Shipyard ;
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force
Preceded by	Type 053H3 frigate
Succeeded by	Type 054A frigate
Built	1999–2005
In commission	2005–present
Completed	2
Active	2
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	3,900 tons (full)
Length	134 m (440 ft)(CCTV)
Beam	16 m (52 ft) (CCTV)
Draught	5 m (16 ft)
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 ; & 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-10 short-range SAM 14-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 14-cell launcher HQ-10 short-range SAM);
Aircraft carried	1 Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9C
Aviation facilities	hangar

Last updated August 17, 2022

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 They superseded the Type 053H3 frigates.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 La Fayette-classfrigates 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^[1] and, following Wenzhou's pennant number, gained the semi-compatible Task Force designation '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 Qiandaohu (886), which was already deployed with the preceding flotilla.^[1]

Ships of class

Number	Pennant number	Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Fleet	Status
1	525	马鞍山 / Ma'anshan	Hudong	September 2003	February 2005	East Sea Fleet	Active
2	526	温州 / Wenzhou	Huangpu	November 2003	September 2005	East Sea Fleet	Active

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Ma'anshan (525) is a Type 054 frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 18 February 2005.

Wenzhou (526) is a Type 054 frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 26 September 2005.

Zhoushan (529) is a Type 054A frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 3 January 2008.

Jingzhou (532) is a Type 054A frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 5 January 2016.

Changsha (516) was a Type 053H frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The ship, renamed Jiujiang in 1981, was constructed in 1975 in the shipyards of Hudong in Shanghai. Per early reports, the ship was retired in 2017, but the official documentation shows the retirement year as 2018. The ship was the oldest serving frigate at its retirement. After its renaming, it took on a vital role as the PLA's only combat support vessel of its kind and sent minor shock waves through the military when it was decommissioned.

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PNS Tughril is the first of four Chinese built Type 054A/P (Tughril-class) frigates named after Turkish emperor ordered by the Pakistan Navy. She was commissioned on 8 November 2021. The Type 054A/P carries HQ-16 medium-range air defense missiles which is an upgrade from the HQ-7 and anti-submarine missiles in a vertical launching system (VLS) system.

References

1 2 "Latest Chinese naval escort fleet leaves for Somali waters". Xinhua. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
↑ "Commander CTF 151 Visits Chinese Independent Warship". Combined Maritime Forces. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
↑ Qiu Junsong (13 March 2011). "Chinese naval escort flotilla leaves Karachi for Gulf of Aden". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.

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[xinhua_latestchineseescortfleet-1] 1 2 "Latest Chinese naval escort fleet leaves for Somali waters". Xinhua. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.

[2] "Commander CTF 151 Visits Chinese Independent Warship". Combined Maritime Forces. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.

[3] Qiu Junsong (13 March 2011). "Chinese naval escort flotilla leaves Karachi for Gulf of Aden". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.

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