Type 053H3 frigate

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566 Huaihua in the East China Sea
Class overview
NameType 053H3
Operators
Preceded byType 053H2G
Succeeded byType 054
Subclasses Zulfiquar class (Pakistan Navy)
Planned10
Completed10
Active10
General characteristics
TypeFrigate
Displacement2,250 tons standard, 2,393 tons full load
Length112 m (367 ft 5 in)
Beam12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)
Draught4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • CODAD, 2 shaft,
  • 2 x 18E390VA diesel at 23,600 hp (17,600 kW)
  • 2 x MTU diesel at 8,715 hp (6,499 kW)
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)[2]
Range5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 to 16 knots (28 to 30 km/h)
Complement168 (with 30 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Type 360 Radar (SR60) surface search, E/F band
  • Type 517H-1 (Knife Rest) 2D long-range air search, A-band
  • Type 345 Radar (MR35) HQ-7 surface-to-air missile fire-control, J-band
  • Type 352 Radar (Square Tie) surface search and SSM fire control, I-band
  • Type 343GA (Wasp Head) fire control radar for main gun, G/H-band
  • 2 × Type 347G/EFR-1 (Rice Lamp) dual 37 mm AA gun fire control, I-band
  • 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radar, I-band
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Data link: HN-900 (Chinese equivalent of Link 11A/B, to be upgraded)
  • Communication: SNTI-240 SATCOM
  • Combat Data System: ZKJ-3C
  • RWD-8 (Jug Pair) intercept
  • Type 981-3 EW Jammer
  • SR-210 Radar warning receiver
  • Type 651A IFF
  • 2 × Type 946/PJ-46 15-barrel decoy rocket launchers
Armament
  • 8 × YJ-83 SSM in 2 x 4-cell box launchers
  • 1 × 8-cell HQ-7 surface-to-air missile system
  • 1 × PJ33A dual 100 mm gun (automatic)
  • 4 × Type 76A dual 37 mm AA guns
  • 2 × 6-tube Type 3200 ASW rocket launchers (36 rockets)
  • 2 × DC racks & launcher[1]
Aircraft carriedHarbin Z-9C
Aviation facilitiesHangar

The Type 053H3 (NATO reporting name: Jiangwei II) is a class of Chinese frigates that entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force in the 1990s and 2000s. The class comprised 10 vessels, all of which remain in active service. Two of them are sold to the Bangladesh Navy.[3][4] 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.[5]

History[]

In the 1980s, the PLAN ordered Shanghai-based Hudong Shipyard (now Hudong–Zhonghua Shipyard) to build a replacement for the Type 053K air defence frigate. The new class was based on the Type 053H2 frigate and designated Type 053H2G. Development was carried out under Project 055.

The Type 053H2G was slightly larger than the Type 053H2, and equipped with HQ-61B surface-to-air missiles (SAM). However, the HQ-61 proved unsatisfactory and the class was quickly superseded by the Type 053H3 which was an improved Type 053H2G equipped with HQ-7 SAMs. The HQ-7 was a Chinese-produced version of the French R330 Sea Crotale. Ten Type 053H3s were produced between 1996 and 2005.

The most obvious visual distinction between Jiangwei I & II are: The Jiangwei II's have HQ-7 instead of HQ-61B SAMs, 8 C-802 anti-ship missiles instead of 6, and aft AAA mounts elevated compared to the Jiangwei I. The Jiangwei II class was briefly equipped with HQ-61B SAM system before being replaced by HQ-7 during upgrade, and some sources claim that the upgraded version is also called Type 057.

Mid-life upgrade[]

A limited, mid-life upgrade was observed for the 053H3 starting in 2015. Visible difference include the replacement of the ESM/EW suite/radars to similar systems from the Type 054, replacement of the HQ-7 with the HHQ-10 short range air defense missile and replacement of the 4 × Type 76A 37 mm guns with a new 2 × 30 mm CIWS similar to the Gryazev-Shipunov AO-18K.[citation needed]

Ships in class[]

Number Pennant Number Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fleet Status
1 521 嘉兴 / Hudong June 1998 East Sea Fleet According to some sources, the ship was sold to the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Abu Ubaidah (F-19).[3][4] However, other sources claim she is still in service with the PLAN as of April 2020.[6]
2 522 连云港 / Lianyungang Hudong October 1997 January 1998 East Sea Fleet Sold to the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Umar Farooq (F-16).[3][4]
3 523 莆田 / Hudong December 1999 East Sea Fleet According to some sources, the ship was sold to the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Abu Ubaidah (F-19) instead of Jiaxing.[6][7]
4 564 宜昌 / Guangzhou December 1999 North Sea Fleet Active.
5 565 葫芦岛/ Guangzhou July 2000 South Sea Fleet Active. Ex-Yulin, renamed to Sanya in 2008, then changed to the current name in April 2013 and transferred to the North Sea Fleet.
6 524 三明 / Sanming December 1998 December 2000 East Sea Fleet Active.
7 567 襄阳 / Guangzhou May 2002 East Sea Fleet Active. Ex-Xiangfan, renamed in June 2011.
8 566 怀化 / Guangzhou June 2002 East Sea Fleet Active.
9 527 洛阳 / Hudong August 2004 September 2005 North Sea Fleet Active.
10 528 绵阳 / Huangpu May 2004 April 2005 North Sea Fleet Active.

Gallery[]

  • Bangladesh Navy frigate BNS Abu Ubaidah

  • 521 Jiaxing

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Type 053H3 / Jiangwei II Class Frigates". Naval Technology. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Jiangwei frigates- People's Liberation Army Navy". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Dominguez, Gabriel (20 December 2019). "China hands over two ex-PLAN frigates to Bangladesh Navy". Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Wang, Shichun (20 December 2019). Huang, Panyue (ed.). "Bangladesh Navy receives two Chinese frigates". China Military. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Sword / F-22P Class Frigates". Naval Technology. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Chinese Navy Frigate Jiaxing participates in week-long maritime operations". Navy Recognition. April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ^ "中国2艘053H3护卫舰出口孟加拉 正进行升级改造(图)". Sina Military (in Chinese). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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