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ANQING frigates (project 053H2G, 1992-1994)

   

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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