PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
Tongling 2010
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
安庆 [Anqing], 2016- 舷號 31239 [Haijing 31239] | 539, 2016- 31239 | Hudong SY, Shanghai | 6.1990 | 7.1992 | Coast Guard 2016, in service (2019) | ||
淮南 [Huainan], 2016- 舷號 31240 [Haijing 31240] | 540, 2016- 31240 | Hudong SY, Shanghai | 12.1990 | 12.1992 | Coast Guard 2016, in service (2019) | ||
淮北 [Huaibei], 2016- 舷號 31241 [Haijing 31241] | 541, 2016- 31241 | Hudong SY, Shanghai | 12.1992 | 7.1993 | Coast Guard 2016, in service (2019) | ||
铜陵 [Tongling] | 542 | Hudong SY, Shanghai | 12.1993 | 7.1994 | to Sri Lanka 7.2018 (පරාක්රමබාහු [Parakramabahu]) |
Displacement standard, t |
1700 |
Displacement full, t |
2180 |
Length, m |
108.0 wl 114.5 oa |
Breadth, m |
12.2 wl 12.4 oa |
Draught, m |
3.50 hull |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
CODAD: 2 SEMT-Pielstick 18E390VA diesels + 2 MTU diesels |
Power, h. p. |
14000 + 8840 = 22840 |
Max speed, kts |
27.2 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
4000(18) |
Armament |
2 x 3 Ying Ji-81 SSM (6 C-801), 1 x 6 HQ-61 SAM (6 HQ-61), 1 x 2 - 100/56 type 79A, 4 x 2 - 37/63 type 76A, 2 x 6 type 87 ASWRL, 1 helicopter (Z-9C) |
Sensors |
type 756, type 360, type 517, 2x type 341, type 343 radars, SJD-7 sonar, NRJ-5 ECM suite (SR-210, type 981-3, type 923-1 units), 2x type 946 decoy RL, ZKJ-3A CCS |
Complement |
170 |
Project history:First frigates to mount the Chinese-built HQ-61 SAM since the troubled Type 053K, in a sextuple mount forward of the bridge, without reloads. The 37mm guns are in the later enclosed mounts. ASW armament is limited to two type 87 RLs.
Modernizations: 2009, Tongling; 2012, Huainan; 2013, Huaibei: - 1 x 2 - 100/56 type 79A; + 1 x 2 - 100/56 type 99
2016, Haijing 31239-31241: armament consisted of 4 x 2 - 37/63 type 76A, 1 helicopter (Z-9C) and sensors of type 756 and 2x type 341 radars
Naval service: No significant events.
Huaibei 2000
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