Type 054A frigate

Class overview
Type 054A frigate Yueyang (575)
Builders:	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard
Operators:	People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force
Preceded by:	Type 054 frigate
Subclasses:	Type 054A Type 054A+
Cost:	¥ 1.58 billion
Building:	5 as of May 2015^[1]
Active:	22
General characteristics
Type:	Frigate
Displacement:	4,053 tonnes (full)(CCTV report)
Length:	134.1 m (440 ft)(CCTV report)
Beam:	16 m (52 ft) (CCTV report)
Propulsion:	CODAD, 4 x Shaanxi 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each
Speed:	27 kn estimated
Range:	8025 nautical miles estimated
Complement:	165
Sensors and processing systems:	Type 382 Radar (Upgraded from Type 381 Radar "Sea Eagle S/C") 3D air/surface search 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 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 / anti submarine rocket launcher 2 × 4 C-803 anti-ship / land attack cruise missiles 1 × PJ26 76 mm dual purpose gun 2 × Type 730 7-barrel 30 mm CIWS guns 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

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, 1 is fitting out, and 2 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.

Improvements over Type 054

The Type 054A carries HQ-16 medium-range air defence missiles and various anti submarine rockets in a VLS system. The HQ-16 provides area air defence from all engagement angles up to a range of 50 km, a considerable improvement over the HQ-7 carried on the Type 054 which have inferior range and limited engagement angles. Contrary to HQ-9 VLS on Type 052C destroyer which adopts a cold launch method, HQ-16 appears to adopt a hot launch method instead, with the same design principle of US Mk 41 VLS: a shared common exhaust system is sited between the two rows of rectangular launching tubes.The VLS system is also capable of firing anti-submarine missiles.^[2]

The 4 AK-630 close-in weapon systems (CIWS) of the Type 054 were replaced with 2 Type 730 CIWS on the Type 054A. The autonomous Type 730 provides improved reaction time against close-in threats.^[3]

The 100 mm main gun on earlier Type 054 class is replaced by H/PJ26 stealthy 76 mm dual purpose gun mount, which is a Chinese development of Russian AK-176. The adoption of smaller caliber gun is the result of the need of higher rate of fire for air defense, including sea-skimming anti-ship missiles. H/PJ26 utilizes advanced synthetic material such as fiber glass to a much greater degree than the original AK-176, resulting in over 30% of weight reduction to 11.5 ton of H/PJ26, as opposed to the 16.8+ tons of AK-176.

Another improvement of Type 054A over the original Type 054 (as well other older ships in the People's Liberation Army Navy) is its information systems (IS) for maintenance and inventory control, which automatically provides information to shore based facilities or supply ships on the parts in need, to the last detail, so that parts in need can be provided more quickly. The resulting down time due to maintenance & repair is reduced to a fraction of what it is for older vessels without this IS system. The Chinese have termed this IS for maintenance and inventory control another force multiplier because it increased availability for deployment by reducing downtime.

The Type 054A retains its predecessor's stealth features, including sloped hull design, radar absorbent materials, and a clean profile.^[4]

Type 054A+

An improved variant beginning with the 18th unit launched from Huangpu Shipyard in 2009^[5] has the 7-barrelled Type 730 CIWS replaced by the more capable 11-barrelled Type 1130, and is unofficially referred as Type 54A+.^[6] Another reported improvement over the original Type 054A includes the incorporation of variable depth sonar and towed array sonar.^[7]

Operations

Type 054A frigate made first operational deployment to Gulf of Aden, when FFG-570 Huangshan set sail as part of 2nd Escort Flotilla/Task Group 167 on 2 April 2009, the Escort Flotilla arrive there on 13 April 2009, and take over form 1st Escort Flotilla/Task Group 169 on 15 April 2009. Since then 11 type 054A have deployed to Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy operations.

In the lead-up to the Libyan civil war, the FFG-530 Xuzhou was deployed from anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden to help evacuate Chinese nationals from Libya.

In January 2014, the FFG-546 Yancheng was redeployed from anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden to the eastern Mediterranean Sea to escort Syrian chemical weapons destined for destruction.^[8]

Ships of Class

Number	Pennant Number	Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Fleet	Status
1	FFG-529	舟山/Zhou Shan	Hu Dong	2006/12/21	2008/01/03	East Sea Fleet	Active
2	FFG-530	徐州/Xu Zhou	Huang Pu	2006/09/30	2008/01/27	East Sea Fleet	Active
3	FFG-568	衡阳/Heng Yang	Hu Dong	2007/05/23	2008/06/30	South Sea Fleet	Active
4	FFG-570	黄山/Huang Shan	Huang Pu	2007/03/18	2008/05/13	South Sea Fleet	Active
5	FFG-569	玉林/Yu Lin	Hu Dong	2009/04/28	2010/02/01	South Sea Fleet	Active
6	FFG-571	运城/Yun Cheng	Huang Pu	2009/02/08	2010/01/27	South Sea Fleet	Active
7	FFG-548	益阳/Yi Yang	Huang Pu	2009/11/17	2010/10/26	East Sea Fleet	Active
8	FFG-549	常州/Chang Zhou	Hu Dong	2010/05/18	2011/05/30	East Sea Fleet	Active
9	FFG-538	烟台/Yan Tai	Huang Pu	2010/08/24	2011/07/30	North Sea Fleet	Active
10	FFG-546	盐城/Yan Cheng	Hu Dong	2011/04/27	2012/06/05	North Sea Fleet	Active
11	FFG-572	衡水/Heng Shui	Huang Pu	2011/05/21	2012/07/09	South Sea Fleet	Active
12	FFG-573	柳州/Liu Zhou	Hu Dong	2011/12/10	2012/12/26	South Sea Fleet	Active
13	FFG-547	临沂/Lin Yi	Huang Pu	2011/12/13	2012/11/22	North Sea Fleet	Active
14	FFG-550	潍坊/Wei Fang	Hu Dong	2012/07/09	2013/06/22	North Sea Fleet	Active
15	FFG-574	三亚/San Ya	Hu Dong	2012/11/30	2013/12/13	South Sea Fleet	Active
16	FFG-575	岳阳/Yue Yang	Huang Pu	2012/05/09	2013/05/03	South Sea Fleet	Active
17	FFG-576	大庆/Da Qing	Huang Pu	2013/10/08	2015/01/16	North Sea Fleet	Active
18	FFG-577	黄冈/Huang Gang	Hu Dong	2013/04/28	2015/01/16	East Sea Fleet	Active
19	FFG-578	扬州/Yang Zhou	Hu Dong	2013/09/30	2015/09/21	East Sea Fleet	Active
20	FFG-579	邯郸/Han Dan	Huang Pu	2014/07/26	2015/08/16	North Sea Fleet	Active
21	FFG-532	荆州/Jing Zhou	Hu Dong	2015/01/22	2016/01/05	East Sea Fleet	Active
22	FFG-531	湘潭/Xiang Tan	Huang Pu	2015/03/19	2016/02/24	East Sea Fleet	Active
23	FFG-551		Hu Dong	2015/12/13			Launched

Export

Thailand

In Feb 2013, China offered to sell Thailand 3 customized 054A frigates ("054T") for 30 billion Thai baht ($1 billion USD) total.^[9] However, in April 2013 it was reported that South Korea had won the Royal Thai navy's frigate bid with 2 modified Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyers at 13 billion Thai baht each.^[10]^[11]

Russia

In Early 2015, it was reported that Russia might consider buying 054A for its navy.^[12]^[13]

Malaysia

According to a news report at LIMA 2015, the Royal Malaysian Navy will buy the C28A corvette export variant of the Chinese multi-role warship.^[14]^[15]

Gallery

Aft-deck of frigate Yiyang (548). In this image, US Navy sailors are boarding to meet prior to conducting a bilateral counter-piracy exercise. Visible on the flight deck is a Harbin Z-9 helicopter
HQ-16 VLS SAM launchers on Type 054A Frigate Xuzhou
The frigate Zhoushan (529) Moored on the Huangpu River in Shanghai
The frigate Huangshi (576)

References

↑ United States Office of the Secretary of Defense (8 May 2015). Annual Report To Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2015 (PDF) (Report). p. 9. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
↑ 舰载武器SHIPBORNE WEAPONS 2013 AUGUST ISSUE
↑ http://mil.jschina.com.cn/huitong/Jiangkai_Jiangwei.htm
↑ http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/surface/type054a-jiangkai-ii.asp
↑ 1st Type 054A+ launced
↑ Type 1130 CIWS on Type 054A+
↑ Sonar housing on Type 054A+
↑ http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Chinese-warship-in-Cyprus-to-aid-Syrian-chemical-weapons-removal-337057
↑ http://defenseupdates.blogspot.com/2013/02/thailand-to-negotiate-purchase-of-3.html
↑ http://news.securemymind.com/689.html
↑ http://thaipublica.org/2013/08/frigate/
↑ http://www.inews163.com/2015/04/17/russian-media-the-russian-warships-054a-can-be-purchased-from-china-is-the-best-choice-123334.html
↑ http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20140930000078&cid=1101
↑ "Malaysia Keen To Buy China Warships | Malaysian Defence". www.malaysiandefence.com. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
↑ "RMK11 Tabled | Malaysian Defence". www.malaysiandefence.com. Retrieved 2015-05-24.

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Ship classes of the People's Liberation Army Navy

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Submarines
(list)

Nuclear
ballistic missile (SSBN)

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ballistic missile (SSB)

Conventional
attack (SS/SSK)

Air-independent propulsion equipped submarine (SSI/SSP)	Type 039A/AG/B/C (Type 041)Yuan class

Hunter-killer submarine (SSK)	Type 039/039G Song class Project 636 Kilo II class Project 877EKM Kilo I class ES5E/F and Type 035G/035ET/035B Ming class

Medium submarines (SS)	ES5C/D and Type 035/035A Ming class Project 633⁺/Type 6633⁺/033⁺/ES5A⁺/ ES5B⁺/Romeo class Type 033G⁺ Wuhan class Type 033G1 Wuhan-A class⁺ S class⁺

Midget submarines (SSM)	M class⁺ Type 032⁺ Type 032-1⁺ Type 030⁺

Principal
surface
combatants

Aircraft carriers (CV)	Chinese aircraft carrier programme Type 002 class* Type 001A class* Type 001 class Liaoning (16)

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Destroyers (DDG)	Type 055 class^* Type 052D class Type 052C Luyang II (Lanzhou) class Type 052B Luyang I class Type 052 Luhu class Type 051C Luzhou class Type 051B Luhai class Type 051DT Luda IV class Type 051G1/G2 Luda III class Type 051 Luda II class Type 051 Luda I class⁺ Project 956EM Sovremennyy II class Project 956 Sovremennyy I class Anshan class⁺

Frigates (FFG)	Type 054B class^* Type 054A Jiangkai II class Type 054 Jiangkai I (Ma'anshan) class Type 053H3 Jiangwei II class Type 053H2G Jiangwei I class Type 053H1G Jianghu V class Type 053H1Q Jianghu IV class Type 053H2 Jianghu III class Type 053H1 Jianghu II class Type 053H Jianghu I class

Coastal
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Ruijin class⁺
Naval trawlers

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Torpedo boats (PT)

Type 6625/025/026/026II/R704 Huchuan class
Type 027/027IIB Huzhou class⁺
Type 6602/6702/02/7102II⁺
P4 class⁺
P6 class⁺
P8 class⁺

Gunboats (PG)

Seagoing	Type 062-I Shanghai III class Type 062 Shanghai II class Type 062 Shanghai I class Type 206 Huludao class Type 55/55AShantou class⁺ Beihai class⁺ Type 53/53A/54AHuangpu class⁺ Yulin class⁺ Hashidate-class gunboat⁺ Type 0101⁺ Type 0105⁺ Type 0109⁺ Type 0112⁺ Type 52/52A⁺

Riverine (PBR)	Atami class⁺ Falcon class⁺ Fushimi class⁺ Minquan class⁺ HMS Gannet⁺ Seta class⁺ Toba class⁺

Patrol boats (PB)

Seagoing	Type 026H

Reconnaissance patrol combatant (PGR)	Type 528 Type 865

Amphibious
warfare
vessels

Landing helicopter dock (LHD) or
Landing helicopter assault (LHA)

Type 075 LHA/LHD ? class^*

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Type 071 Yuzhao class

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Landing craft (LC)

Landing craft infantry (LCI)	LCI(L)⁺

Landing craft mechanized (LCM)	Type 363/363A/55 LCM⁺

Landing craft tank (LCT)	Type 068/069 Yuch'in class Type 067 Yunnan class Type 066/066K/066A Yuzhai class⁺ LCT Mk 5 & Mk 6⁺

Landing craft utility (LCU)	Type 271-I Yupen class⁺ Type 271-II⁺ Type 271-IID⁺ Type 271III Type 074 Yuhai (Wuhu-A) class LCU 1600 series⁺

Air-cushioned
Landing Craft (LCAC)

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vessels (MCM)

Minelayers (ML)	Type 918 Wolei class Sokuten class⁺

Minehunters (MH)	Type 081 Wochi class Type 081A Type 082 Wosao class Type 082II Wozang class

Minesweepers (MS)	Type 057K Lianyun class⁺ Type 010 Type 6605⁺ Type 6610⁺ Type 05 T-43 class⁺ Type 058⁺ Type 7102⁺ Type 062 Fushun class⁺

Minesweeping drone (MSD)	Type 529 Type 312 Futi class

Auxiliary
vessels

Ammunition
ships (AE/AEM)

Ammunition ship (AE)	400t-class Yantai class

Ammunition ship, Missile/Rocket (AEM)	Yuan Wang 21 Yuan Wang 22

Buoy tenders (AGL)

Cargo ships (AK)

Cargo ships (AK)	Danlin class Dandao class Galați class Qiongsha class

Flow-on/flow- off ship (AKF)	Donghai Island class

General stores issue ships (AKS)	Type 904 Dayun class Type 904A Type 904B

Reefer ships (AF)	Dongdao class Dongleng class

Roll-on/roll- off ship (AKR)	Type 701

Self-propelled lighter/barge (YF)	500 cubic meter class barge Dongbo 22 class Dongbo 39 class

Degaussing /
deperming ships (ADG)

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Engineering
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Cable layers (ARC)	Type 890 Youzheng class Type 911II Type 991I Type 991II Youdian class

Crane ship (AB)	Beiqi 346 class Beiqi 384 class

Dredgers (AGD)	8-m³ class Beijun 204 class Dongjun 417 class Dongjun 433 class Dongjun 434 class Nanjun 610 class

Floating pile drivers (YPD )	36-m class floating pile driver Donggong 429 class Nangong 681 class

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Hospital ships (AH)	Type 920 hospital ship

Medical evacuation ships (AHP)	Zhuanghe

Ambulance transports (APH)	Qiongsha class

Cargo ship, rescue / medical evacuation (APR)	Type Long March⁺

Ambulance craftd (YH)	Beiyi 01 class

Icebreakers (AGB)

Museum ships

Personnel
transport (AP)

Barracks ships (APB)	Xu Xiake

Dispatch boat (YFB)	Beijiao 39 class Beijiao 57 class Beijiao 75 class Beijiao 77 class Dongjiao 03 class Dongjiao 82 class Nanjiao 83 class Nanjiao 90 class

Transport ships (AP)	Type 081 Red Flag class

Troopships (APT)	Beidiao 990 Qiongsha class

Replenishment
ship (AEFS)

Repair ships (AR)

Repair dry docks (ARD)	120t class Dongxiu 912 Hua Chuan No. 1 class

Repair ships (AR)	Type 648 Dadao class

Rescue and
salvage ships

Heavy-lift ship (YHLC)	Type 633

Rescue ships (ARS)	Type 917

Salvage ships (ATS)	Type 922 Type 922II Dalang class Type 922III Dalang II class Type 922IIIA Dalang II class

Scientific
research ships

Environmental research ships (AGER)	300t-class

Hydrographic survey ships (AGS)	Type 068/069 Yuch'in class Type 625C Type 635 A/B/C Yanlai class Type 635II Type 636 Type 636A Type 646 Kan Yang class Type 988

Oceanographic research ships (AGOR)	Xiangyanghong 5 Type 614III Type 625A/B Type 645 Zhang Jian

Oceanographic surveillance ships (AGOS)	Type 6610 Shuguang class Type 595 Type 639

Space exploration tracking ships (ARIS)	Yuan Wang 1⁺ Yuan Wang 2⁺ Yuan Wang 3 Yuan Wang 4⁺ Yuan Wang 5 Yuan Wang 6

Weather ships (AGH)	Type 614I Type 614II

Spy ships (AGI)

Submarine
support ships

Submarine rescue ships (ASR)	Type 930 Hudong class Type 946 Dazhou class Type 946A Dadong class

Submarine tenders (AS)	Type 925 Dajiang class Type 926

Submersibles (X)

Deep-submergence rescue vehicle (DSRV)	Type 7103 DSRV LR7

Deep-submergence vehicle (DSV)	Harmony class Jiaolong class Rainbowfish class Sea Pole class

Other Submersibles (X)	Osprey-class submersible Mobile diving bell QSZ-II submersible

Diver propulsion vehicles (DPV)	QX-50 QY-18 QY-40 QJY-001

Tankers

Replenishment tanker (AOR)	Beiyou 572 class Type 631 Type 905 Fuqing class

Transport oiler (AOT)	Dongyou 630 class Dongyou 640 class Jinyou class Leizhou class Type 620 Shengli class Type 626 Fuzhou class Type 632 Fulin class Type 637 Type 645 Guangzhou class

Water tanker (AWT)	Dongshui 649 class Leizhou class Nanshui 701 class Type 626 Fuzhou class Type 632 Fulin class Type 645 Guangzhou class Type 646

Technological
research
ships

Missile range instrumentation ships (AGM)	Type 830

Sonar trials ships	Beidiao 993

Target ships (AGT)	Chinese target ship Experiment 216 Decommissioned ships

Technical research ships (AGTR)	Mirage Hunter

Torpedo retrievers (TR/TWR)	Type 803 torpedo retriever Type 917 torpedo retriever

Torpedo trials ships (YTT)	Type 906 Type 907A

Weapon trials ships (AVM/AGM)	Yanxi class Type 909 Wuhu-B class Type 909A Dahua class

Training ships (AX)

Tugs (AT)

Rescue Tug (ATR)	Daozha class Type 830 Nantuo 181 class

Sea-going Tug (ATA)	Type 802 Gromovoy class Type 837 Hujiu class Type 852 Roslavl class

Harbor tug (AT)	3200hp-class Beituo 617 class Beituo 625 class Beituo 632 class Beituo 659 class Beituo 699 class Beituo 702 class Beituo 715 class Haixiu 121 class

Unmanned underwater
vehicles (UUV)

Remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROUV)	8A4 ROUV RECON-IV ROUV 7B8 ROUV Goldfish class ROUV HR-01 ROUV HR-02 ROUV JH-01 ROUV SJT-5 ROUV SJT-10 ROUV SJT-40 ROUV Seahorse ROUV Sea Dragon-I ROUV Sea Dragon-II ROUV

Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)	Arctic class ARV Explorer AUV WZODA AUV CR-01 AUV CR-01A AUV CR-02 AUV Intelligent Water class AUV Submerged Dragon 1 AUV Petrel I HUG Petrel II HUG

* = Under construction or procurement
+ = Retired

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