_20200720.jpg) Huanggang (577) in 2020 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | |
| Operators |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Preceded by | Type 054 frigate |
| Succeeded by | Type 054B frigate |
| Subclasses | Tughril class (Pakistan) |
| Cost | US$348 million (est. 2015) |
| Built | 2005–present |
| In commission | 2008–present[1] |
| Planned | 50[2] |
| Active | 36 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Displacement | 3,963 tonnes (full)[4] |
| Length | 134 m (440 ft)[4] |
| Beam | 16 m (52 ft)[4] |
| Draught | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Propulsion | CODAD, 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts[4] |
| Speed | 27knots[4] |
| Range | 3,800 nautical miles (4,400 mi; 7,000 km) estimated at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)[4] |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | 1KamovKa-28 'Helix' orHarbinZ-9C |
| Aviation facilities | hangar |
TheType 054A (NATO/OSDJiangkai II) is aclass of guided-missilefrigate from thePeople's Republic of China. It is a development of theType 054 frigate;[6] compared to its predecessor, the Type 054A has medium-range air defense capability in the form ofType 382 radar andvertically launched (VLS)HHQ-16surface-to-air missiles.[7]
The first ship (Xuzhou) of the new Type 054A was laid down in 2005 and entered service with thePeople's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in January 2008;[4] the class was a key component of the PLAN's surface fleet by the late 2010s.[8][9][10] Production was ongoing in 2023, with 30 ships in service by mid 2019, while the next batch of 10 ships commissioned from 2022 onwards, and a final batch of 10 ships under development,[3][11] although this last batch may be built to the follow-onType 054B (Jiangkai III) design.[12]
The Type 054 was heavily influenced by theLa Fayette-classfrigate fromFrance, and so reflected the strategic and operational requirements of that country. The development of the Type 054A may have been driven by China's need to address high-intensity armed conflict.[13]
The Type 054A uses the same stealthy hull form as the Type 054.[6] The forward launcher forHQ-7 short-range SAM[14] is replaced with a 32-cellvertical launching system[4] for medium-range HHQ-16 SAMs and Yu-8 antisubmarine rockets.[6] The smaller main gun andType 730close-in weapon system (CIWS) are also installed.[4]
The radar suite makes use of technologyreverse engineered from Russian systems; the affected Chinese systems may include theH/LJQ-382 air search radar (from the Fregat MAE-3) and theH/LJQ-366 fire control radar (from the Mineral ME).[15][16][6] The HHQ-16 target illuminators may also be derived from the Russian MR-90.[17][16][6]
Ships starting with the 17th unit (Huanggang) were constructed with enhancedanti-submarine warfare capability - addingvariable depth and towed array sonar - and the Type 1130 CIWS instead of the Type 730.[6][18] These ships have been unofficially referred to asType 054A+,Type 054A2, ormodified Jiangkai II.[6]
In 2015, Gabe Collins estimated that each ship costUS$348 million.[8]
Type 054As have regularly deployed beyond China's regional waters.[9]
Ships have participated inanti-piracy naval patrols offSomalia. The first wasHuangshan, which deployed as part of China's second rotation in April 2019. From there, the ships have been detached to respond to regional crises. Frigates evacuated Chinese citizens fromLibya in 2011 - makingXuzhou the first PLAN ship to enter theMediterranean Sea - andYemen in 2015. Another joined an international effort tosecure Syria's chemical weapons in 2014.[9]
Frigates also participated in the first Chinese naval exercises with theRussian Navy in the Mediterranean in 2015 and theBaltic Sea in 2017.[9]
In January 2013, it was confirmed that China offered three Type 054As to theRoyal Thai Navy for US$1 billion.[19] Ultimately, Thailand selected a derivative of theSouth KoreanGwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer fromDaewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.[20]
Pakistan ordered four Type 054A variants fromHudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in 2017-2018 as the Type 054A/P, orTughril class. The first entered service on 8 November 2021, and all four were commissioned by mid 2022.[21]
| Pennant number | Name | Namesake | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 530[22] | 徐州 /Xuzhou[22] | City ofXuzhou | Huangpu Shipyard[11] | 30 September 2006[11] | 27 January 2008[23] | East Sea Fleet[23] | Active[23] |
| 529[24] | 舟山 /Zhoushan[24] | City ofZhoushan | Hudong-Zhonghua[11] | 21 December 2006[11] | 3 January 2008[11] | East Sea Fleet[11] | Active[11] |
| 570[22] | 黄山 /Huangshan[22] | City ofHuangshan | Huangpu Shipyard[11] | 18 March 2007[11] | 15 May 2008[11] | South Sea Fleet[11] | Active[25] |
| 568[22] | 衡阳 /Hengyang[22] | City ofHengyang | Hudong-Zhonghua[11] | 23 May 2007[11] | 30 June 2008[11] | South Sea Fleet[11] | Active[11] |
| 571[22][26] | 运城 /Yuncheng[22][26] | City ofYuncheng | Huangpu Shipyard[11] | 8 February 2009[11] | December 2009[11] | South Sea Fleet[11] | Active[11][26] |
| 569[22] | 玉林 /Yulin[22] | City ofYulin, Guangxi | Hudong-Zhonghua[11] | 28 April 2009[11] | 1 February 2010[11] | South Sea Fleet[11] | Active[27] |
| 548[22] | 益阳 /Yiyang[22] | City ofYiyang | Huangpu Shipyard[11] | 17 November 2009[11] | 26 October 2010[11] | East Sea Fleet[11] | Active[11] |
| 549[22][28] | 常州 /Changzhou[22][28] | City ofChangzhou | Hudong-Zhonghua[11] | 18 May 2010[11] | 30 May 2011[11] | East Sea Fleet[11] | Active[11][28] |
| 538[22][29] | 烟台 /Yantai[22][29] | City ofYantai | Huangpu Shipyard[11] | August 2010[11] | June 2011[11] | North Sea Fleet[29] | Active[29] |
| 546[22][29] | 盐城 /Yancheng[22][29] | City ofYancheng | Hudong-Zhonghua[11] | 27 April 2011[11] | 5 June 2012[11] | North Sea Fleet[29] | Active[30] |
| 572[22] | 衡水 /Hengshui[22] | City ofHengshui | Huangpu Shipyard[11] | 2011[11] | 9 July 2012[11] | South Sea Fleet[11] | Active[11][31] |
| 573[22] | 柳州 /Liuzhou[22] | City ofLiuzhou | Hudong-Zhonghua[11] | 10 December 2011[11] | 26 December 2012[11] | South Sea Fleet[32] | Active[11] |
| 547[22] | 临沂 /Linyi[22] | City ofLinyi | Huangpu Shipyard[11] | December 2011[11] | 22 December 2012[11] | North Sea Fleet[11] | Active[33] |
| 575[22] | 岳阳 /Yueyang[22] | City ofYueyang | Huangpu Shipyard[11] | 19 May 2012[11] | 3 May 2013[11] | South Sea Fleet[11] | Active[11] |
| 550[22] | 潍坊 /Weifang[22] | City ofWeifang | Hudong-Zhonghua[11] | 9 July 2012[11] | 22 June 2013[32] | North Sea Fleet[32] | Active[33] |
| 574[22] | 三亚 /Sanya | City ofSanya | Hudong-Zhonghua[11] | 30 November 2012[11] | 13 December 2013[11] | South Sea Fleet[11] | Active[11] |
| Type 054A+ (stretched) | |||||||
| 577[34] | 黄冈 /Huanggang[34] | City ofHuanggang | Hudong-Zhonghua[11] | 28 April 2013[11] | 16 January 2015[34] | East Sea Fleet[34] | Active[34] |
| 576[22][35] | 大庆 /Daqing[35] | City ofDaqing | Huangpu Shipyard[35] | 8 October 2013[11] | 16 January 2015[11] | North Sea Fleet[11] | Active[11] |
| 578[36] | 扬州 /Yangzhou[36] | City ofYangzhou | Hudong-Zhonghua[11] | 30 September 2013[11] | 21 September 2015[11] | East Sea Fleet[11] | Active[11] |
| 579[36] | 邯郸 /Handan[36] | City ofHandan | Huangpu Shipyard[11] | 26 July 2014[11] | 16 August 2015[11] | North Sea Fleet[11] | Active[11] |
| 532[37] | 荆州 /Jingzhou[37] | City ofJingzhou | Hudong-Zhonghua[11] | 22 January 2015[11] | 5 January 2016[11] | East Sea Fleet[11] | Active[11] |
| 531[38] | 湘潭 /Xiangtan[38] | City ofXiangtan | Huangpu Shipyard[11] | 19 March 2015[11] | 24 February 2016[11] | East Sea Fleet[11] | Active[11] |
| 515[39] | 滨州 /Binzhou[39] | City ofBinzhou | Hudong-Zhonghua[11] | 13 December 2015[11] | 29 December 2016[39] | East Sea Fleet[39] | Active[39] |
| 536[40] | 许昌 /Xuchang[40] | City ofXuchang | Huangpu Shipyard[11] | 30 May 2016[11] | 23 June 2017[40] | South Sea Fleet[40] | Active[40] |
| 539[41] | 芜湖 /Wuhu[41] | City ofWuhu | Hudong-Zhonghua[41] | 8 June 2016[41] | 29 June 2017[41] | North Sea Fleet[41] | Active[41] |
| 598[1] | 日照 /Rizhao[1] | City ofRizhao | Huangpu Shipyard[1] | 1 April 2017[1] | 12 January 2018[1] | North Sea Fleet[1] | Active[1] |
| 599 | 安阳 /Anyang | City ofAnyang | Hudong-Zhonghua[11] | 28 March 2017 | 12 April 2018[42] | East Sea Fleet[11] | Active[11] |
| 500[43] | 咸宁 /Xianning[43] | City ofXianning | Huangpu Shipyard[11] | 22 September 2017[11] | 28 August 2018[11] | South Sea Fleet[11] | Active[4] |
| 601[44] | 南通 /Nantong[44] | City ofNantong | Hudong-Zhonghua[11] | 16 December 2017 | 23 January 2019[11] | East Sea Fleet[11] | Active[11] |
| 542[45] | 枣庄 /Zaozhuang[45] | City ofZaozhuang | Huangpu Shipyard[11] | 30 June 2018[11] | 22 February 2019[11] | North Sea Fleet[11] | Active[11] |
| 522[11] | 资阳 /Ziyang[11] | City ofZiyang | Huangpu Shipyard[11] | 12 July 2021[11] | May 2022[11] | East Sea Fleet[12] | Active[11] |
| 534[11] | 鹤壁 /Hebi[11] | City ofHebi | Hudong-Zhonghua[11] | 1 August 2021[11] | December 2022[11] | East Sea Fleet[12] | Active[11] |
| 540[11] | 西昌 /Xichang[11] | City ofXichang | Huangpu Shipyard[11] | November 2021[11] | 2023[11] | South Sea Fleet[12] | Active[11] |
| 537[11] | 宜兴 /Yixing[11] | City ofYixing | Hudong-Zhonghua[11] | 23 December 2021[11] | January 2023[11] | East Sea Fleet[12] | Active[11] |
| 551[11] | 巴彦淖尔市 /Bayannao'er[11] | City ofBayannao'er | Huangpu Shipyard[11] | 23 December 2021[11] | December 2022[11] | South Sea Fleet[12] | Active[11] |
| 516[46] | 淮北 / Huaibei[46][47] | City ofHuaibei[46] | East Sea Fleet[47] | Active[46] | |||
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