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Type 053H

IOC: 1974
Total Production: 53

Type 053H2G

IOC: July 1992
Production: 4

Also Known As
Anqing (lead ship name)
Jiangwei (NATO codename)

Origin
China

Contractor/s
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding

Family Members
Type 053H
Type 053H2
Type 053H3

Guided Missiles:
YJ-81 (6)

Aircraft, Vehicles & Crafts:
Z-9C

Description: The Type 053H2G, NATO codename Jiangwei, is a multipurpose frigate with credible anti-submarine (ASW) and anti-aircraft (AAW) capabilities. Moreover, the Type 053H2G frigates have a flight deck for operation of an ASW helicopter. Four ships were built by Hudong Shipyard for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in the first half of the 1990s. The Type 053H2G class frigate is based on the Type 053H hull. Overall, these frigates are modern warfare ships with a greater displacement than its predecessors of Type 053H/H2.

The Type 052H2G weapon system comprises a twin-barrel 100mm gun; six YJ-81 anti-ship missiles; a six-cell launcher HQ-61 semi-active short-range air defense system; four 37mm anti-aircraft guns; anti-submarine rocket launchers; depth charges; and a Z-9C ASW helicopter. The propulsion system responds to CODAD (combined diesel and diesel) with two and two diesel engines and two shafts.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 168, Enlisted 138, Officers 30

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 100 mm

Number of Weapons: 12

Dimensions: Beam 12.4 m, Draft 4.3 m, Length 112 m

Weights: Full Displacement 2,250 t, Standard Displacement 2,180 t

Performance: Cruise Speed 15 kt (28 kph), Max Range 5,000 nautical mile () at 15-kt, Top Speed 27 kt (50 kph)

Power: Power 14,000 hp

Operators

China / 4

Ships

539 Anqing

Launch/Keel Laying: June 1990
Commissioning: July 1992

Dalian - East Sea Fleet - China - ?

540 Huainan

Launch/Keel Laying: December 1990
Commissioning: December 1992

Dalian - East Sea Fleet - China - ?

541 Huaibei

Launch/Keel Laying: December 1992
Commissioning: July 1993

Dalian - East Sea Fleet - China - ?

542 Tongling

Launch/Keel Laying: December 1993
Commissioning: July 1994

Dalian - East Sea Fleet - China - ?

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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