| PLAN Type 054A Frigate | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard |
| Operators: |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Preceded by: | Type 054 frigate |
| Cost: | ¥ 1.58 billion |
| Building: | 3 + 1? |
| Planned: | 20 |
| Completed: | 13 |
| Active: | 13 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Frigate |
| Displacement: | 4,453 tons (full)(CCTV report), 3,600 tons (standard) |
| Length: | 134.1 m (CCTV report) |
| Beam: | 16 m (CCTV report) |
| Propulsion: | CODAD, 4 x Shaanxi / SEMT Pielstick 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each |
| Speed: | 30 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 (Mineral-ME Band Stand) OTH target acquisition and SSM fire control radar 4 x Type 345 (MR-90 Front Dome) SAM fire control radars MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar 2 x 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: | 1 x HQ-16 32-cell VLS SAM launcher or anti submarine rocket launcher 2 x 4 C-803 anti-ship / land attack cruise missiles 1 x PJ26 76 mm dual purpose gun 2 x Type 730 7-barrel 30 mm CIWS guns 2 x 3 324mm YU-7 ASW torpedoes 2 x 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher (36 rockets carried) 2 x Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9C |
| Aviation facilities: | hangar |