Friday, November 21, 2008

Type 053H

IOC: 1974
Total Production: 53

Production: 32

Also Known As
Changde (lead ship name)
Jianghu-I (Western designation)
Jianghu-II (Type 051H1 Western designation)
Jianghu-IV
Jianghu-V (Type 051H1G Western name)
Type 053H1
Type 053H1G
Type 053HE (Egyptian Navy Type 053H1 version)

Origin
China

Contractor/s
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
Jiangnan Shipyard

Family Members
Type 053H2
Type 053H2G
Type 053H3

Description: The Type 053H, Jianghu-I NATO codename, is an anti-surface warfare (ASuW) frigate serving the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The lead ship was commissioned by the PLAN in 1974. All in, 32 ships were built by Hudong Shipyard and Jiangnan Shipyard between 1974 and 1995. Type 053H1 (11 ships), NATO codename Jianghu-II, is an improved variant introduced in the late 1970s and featuring anti-ship missiles and 100mm guns. Type 053H1 equipped with helicopter hangar is called by the West as Jianghu-IV with only one ship commissioned in 1985. The Type 053H1G (6 ships), NATO codename Jianghu-V, class frigates were built in the 1990s and feature improved sensors and weapon systems.

The Type 053H (14 ships) are equipped with six SY-1 short-range anti-ship missiles; anti-submarine rocket launchers; two 100mm guns; and four 37mm anti-aircraft guns. The propulsion system consists of two diesel engines and two shafts. Jianghu-IV is equipped with a Harbin Z-9C ASW helicopter. China built two Type 053HE, a version of Type 053H1, frigates for the Egyptian Navy and sold one Type 053H1 frigate to Bangladesh in the late 1980s. Overall, Type 053H class ships are obsolete compared to modern surface combatants and serve with the PLAN performing patrol and support operations in the littoral environment.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 200, Enlisted 30, Officers 170

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 100 mm

Dimensions: Beam 10.8 m, Draft 3.2 m, Length 103 m

Weights: Full Displacement 1,661 t Type 053H1 and 053H1G 1,960t, Standard Displacement 1,425 t

Performance: Cruise Speed 18 kt (33 kph), Endurance 15 day, Top Speed 26 kt (48 kph)

Power: Power 16,000 hp

Operators

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Bangladesh / 1

ex-PLAN Anshun frigate

China / 30

Egypt / 2

Ships

F18 Osman

Type 053H1

Commissioning: 1989

Anshun 554
Active: Jun 1986 -

509 Changde

Type 053H

Commissioning: 1974

Dalian - East Sea Fleet - China - ?

510 Shaoxing

Type 053H

Commissioning: 1976

Dalian - East Sea Fleet - China - ?

511 Nantong

Type 053H

Commissioning: 1977

Dalian - East Sea Fleet - China - ?

512 Wuxi

Type 053H

Dalian - East Sea Fleet - China - ?

513 Huaiyin

Type 053H

Dalian - East Sea Fleet - China - ?

514 Zhenjiang

Dalian - East Sea Fleet - China - ?

515 Xiamen

Type 053H

Dalian - East Sea Fleet - China - ?

516 Jiujiang

Type 053H

Dalian - East Sea Fleet - China - ?

517 Nanping

Type 053H

Dalian - East Sea Fleet - China - ?

518 Ji'an

Type 053H

Dalian - East Sea Fleet - China - ?

519 Changzhi

Type 053H

Yuchi - North Sea Fleet - China - ?

520 Kaifeng / Decommissioned

Type 053H

Yuchi - North Sea Fleet - China - ?

533 Ningbo

Type 053H1

Commissioning: 1982

Dalian - East Sea Fleet - China - ?

534 Jinhua

Type 053H1

Commissioning: 1983

Dalian - East Sea Fleet - China - ?

543 Dandong

Type 053H1

Commissioning: 1985

Yuchi - North Sea Fleet - China - ?

544 Siping

Jianghu-IV

Commissioning: 1985

Yuchi - North Sea Fleet - China - ?

545 Linfen

Type 053H1

Commissioning: 1987

Yuchi - North Sea Fleet - China - ?

551 Maoming

Type 053H

Commissioning: 1987