Type 054A Jiangkai II-class Frigate

The Type 054A (NATO codename Jiangkai II) frigate is a class of Chinese multi-role frigates, the first of which entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force in 2007. The class is planned to comprise 24+ vessels. As of 2016, 22 are in service, one is fitting out, and two are under construction. It is a development of the Type 054 frigate, using the same hull but with improved sensors and weapons.

The Type 054A was first revealed while under construction at the Guangzhou-based Huangpu Shipyard in 2005.

Specifications

 * Type: Frigate
 * Service Period: 2008-Present
 * Characteristics:
 * Length: 440 feet 134.11 meters)
 * Beam: 52 feet (15.85 meters)
 * Draft: 16 feet (4.88 meters)
 * Displacement: 4,000 tons (Full)
 * Crew:
 * Propulsion: CODAD, 4 x Shaanxi 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each
 * Range: 8,025 nautical miles (14,862 kilometers)
 * Speed: 27+ knots (50+ km/h)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * Type 382 3D Air/Surface Search Radar
 * Type 360 I-Band Surface Search Radar
 * Racal RM-1290 I-Band Navigation Radar
 * Type 344 OTH Target Acquisition and SSM Fire Control Radar
 * Type 345 SAM Fire Control Radar x 4
 * Type 347G Gun Fire Control Radar
 * MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system
 * Countermeasures
 * Type 922-1 radar warning receiver
 * HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system
 * Kashtan-3 missile jamming system
 * Armament:
 * 1 x 76mm/60-caliber H/PJ26 naval gun
 * 1 x 32-cell VLS (fires HQ-16 SAMs and ASW Missiles)
 * 2 x 4-cell C-803 AShM/Cruise Missile Launchers)
 * 12 x Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher (2x6)
 * 2 x 12.75" triple torpedo tubes (fires Yu-7 lightweight torpedoes)
 * 2 x Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers
 * Type 730 7-barrel 30 mm CIWS guns - replaced by Type 1130 11-barrel 30mm CIWS guns
 * Aircraft Carried: 1 x Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9 maritime helicopter
 * Aviation Facilities: Hangar and Flight Deck

Unit Run

 * PLANS Zhoushan (FFG-529)
 * PLANS Xuzhou (FFG-530)
 * PLANS Hengyang (FFG-568)
 * PLANS Huangshan (FFG-570)
 * PLANS Yulin (FFG-569)
 * PLANS Yuncheng (FFG-571)
 * PLANS Yiyang (FFG-548)
 * PLANS Changzhou (FFG-549)
 * PLANS Yantai (FFG-538)
 * PLANS Yancheng (FFG-546)
 * PLANS Hengshui (FFG-572)
 * PLANS Liuzhou (FFG-573)
 * PLANS Linyi (FFG-547)
 * PLANS Weifang (FFG-550)
 * PLANS Sanya (FFG-574)
 * PLANS Yueyang (FFG-575)
 * PLANS Daqing (FFG-576)
 * PLANS Huanggang (FFG-577)
 * PLANS Yangzhou (FFG-578)
 * PLANS Handan (FFG-579)
 * PLANS Jingzhou (FFG-532)
 * PLANS Xiangtan (FFG-531)
 * PLANS Binzhou (FFG-515)
 * PLANS Xuchang (FFG-536)
 * PLANS Wuhu (FFG-539)