Type 053H3 Jiangwei II-class Frigate

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The Type 053H3 (NATO codename Jiangwei II) were Chinese frigates that entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy in the 1990s and 2000s. The class comprised 10 vessels, all of which remain in active service. They were a follow-on of the Type 053H2G Jiangwei I-class.

The Zulfiquar-class frigate used by the Pakistan Navy was based on the Type 053H3.

Specifications[edit | edit source]

  • Type: Frigate
  • Service Period: 1998-
  • Characteristics:
    • Length: 367 feet 5 inches (112 meters)
    • Beam: 40 feet 8 inches (12.4 meters
    • Draught: 14 feet 1 inch (4.3 meters)
    • Displacement: 2,250 tons (Standard); 2,400 tons (Full Load)
  • Crew: 168
  • Propulsion: CODAD, 2 x shafts
    • 2 x 18E390VA diesel at 23,600 hp (17,600 kW)
    • 2 x MTU diesel at 8,715 hp (6,499 kW)
  • Range: 5,000 nautical miles (9,260 kilometers) at 16 knots (29.63 km/h)
  • Speed: 28 knots (51.86 km/h)
  • Sensor Suite:
    • Type 517H-1 A-Band 2D Air Search Radar
    • Type 360 E/F-Band Surface Search Radar
    • Raccal RM-1290 I-Band Navigation Radar x 2
    • Type 345 J-Band Gun/SAM Fire Control Radar
    • Type 352 I-Band Surface Search/SSM Fire Control Radar
    • Type 347G I-Band Anti-Aircraft Fire Control Radar x 2
    • Type 946/PJ-46 15-barrel decoy rocket launchers x 2
  • Countermeasures:
    • RWD-8 Intercept
    • Type 981-3 EW Jammer
    • SR-210 Radar Warning Receiver
    • Type 651A IFF
  • Armament:
    • 1 x PJ33A 100mm/55-caliber naval gun
    • 1 x 8-cell HQ-7 SAM Launcher
    • 8 x YJ-83 AShMs
    • 6 x torpedo launchers
    • 2 x depth charge racks and launchers
    • 2 x 6-tube Type 3200 ASW rocket launchers (36 rockets)
    • 2 x Type 76A 37mm anti-aircraft guns
  • Aircraft Carried: 1 x Harbin Z-9C maritime helicopter
  • Aviation Facilities: Hangar

Unit Run[edit | edit source]

  • PLANS Lianyungang (522) - sold to Bangladesh Navy, renamed BNS Omar Farooq (F-16)
  • PLANS Jiaxing (521)
  • PLANS Putian (523) - sold to Bangladesh Navy, renamed BNS Abu Ubaidah (F-19)
  • PLANS Yichang (564)
  • PLANS Huludao (565)
  • PLANS Sanming (524)
  • PLANS Xiangyang (567)
  • PLANS Huaihua (566)
  • PLANS Luoyang (527)
  • PLANS Mianyang (528)
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