Group : Frigates
Status : Active
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), Mahar Bandoola (Burma), Najim al Zafir (Egypt), Osman (Bangladesh), Type 053H1, Type 053H1G, Type 053HE (Egyptian Navy Type 053H1 version)
Origin : China
Contractors : Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Jiangnan Shipyard
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1974
Total Production : 32

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 dual 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.

Group : Frigates
Status : Active
Also Known As : Abu Bakar (Bangladesh Navy), Chao Phraya (Thailand), Huangshi (lead ship name), Jianghu-III (NATO codename), Type 053HT (Thai Navy version)
Origin : China
Contractor : Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1986
Total Production : 7

The Type 053H2, NATO codename Jianghu-III, is an improved version of Type 053H1 class frigates. Hudong Shipyard built seven hulls for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) (three ships) and the Thai Navy (four ships) between 1985 and 1992. The Thai Navy's Type 053HT frigates were fitted with Western-made sensors and equipment. Basically, Type 053H2 is an anti-surface warfare (ASuW) frigate for the littoral environment featuring a sophisticated combat management system and enhanced electronic warfare and countermeasures capabilities.

The Type 053H2 frigate weapon system includes eight short-range YJ-8 and/or medium-range YJ-81 anti-ship missiles; anti-submarine rockets launchers; two twin-barrel 100mm gun; and four 37mm anti-aircraft guns. The propulsion system consists of two diesel engines developing 16,000-hp and two shafts.

Group : Frigates
Status : Active
Also Known As : Anqing (lead ship name), Jiangwei (NATO codename), P625
Origin : China
Contractor : Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : July 1992
Total Production : 4

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.

Group : Frigates
Status : Active
Also Known As : Jiangwei-II (NATO codename), Lianyungang (lead ship name)
Origin : China
Contractors : Guangzhou Huangpu Shipyard, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : November 1998
Total Production : 10

The Type 053H3, NATO codename Jiangwei-II, is a multipurpose frigate with anti-surface (ASuW), anti-submarine (ASW) and anti-aircraft (AAW) capabilities. These frigates have a flight deck and hangar for operation of a Z-9C ASW helicopter. Ten ships were built by Hudong Shipyard and Guangzhou Huangpu Shipyard for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) between 1998 and 2005. The Type 053H3 class frigate is based on the Type 053H2G hull. Overall, these 2,000-ton class frigates are modern warfare ships.

The Type 052H3 weapon system comprises a twin-barrel 100mm gun; eight YJ-83 anti-ship missiles; a eight-cell launcher HQ-7/Crotale air defense missile system; four 37mm anti-aircraft guns; anti-submarine rocket launchers; depth charges; and a Z-9C ASW helicopter. The propulsion system is based on CODAD (combined diesel and diesel) with two and two diesel engines and two shafts.

Group : Frigates
Status : Active
Also Known As : F-22P, Zulfiquar
Origin : China
Contractors : Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : July 31, 2009
Total Production : 8

The 3,000-ton F22P frigate is a modernized version of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's Type 053H3 class frigate built by Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard for the Pakistani Navy. These upgarded ships are equipped with state-of-the-art weapon systems and sensors. In October 2005, the Pakistani Ministry of Defense Production signed a contract with China Shipbuilding and Trading Company (CSTC) for the construction of four F22P frigates with Transfer of Technology (ToT). Three ships were to be built in China and the fourth ship to be constructed at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) in Pakistan and commissioned in 2013. It has been reported that China and Pakistan agreed on the procurement of four additional F22P ships in 2007.

The F22P class frigate is fitted with an aft helicopter deck and hangar allowing operation of a single Z-9EC anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter. Pakistan purchased six Z-9EC aircraft from China for that purpose. The ship is equipped with long range surface-to-surface (YJ-83?) and surface-to-air (HQ-7?) missiles, depth charges, torpedoes, a PJ26 76mm naval gun, two PJ17 30mm Close-in-Weapon System (CIWS), sensors, radars, towed and hull mounted sonars, Electronic Warfare (EW) and advanced Command and Control (C2) Systems. The F22P frigate is 123 meters long with a full displacement of 3,000-tons which makes her larger than Type 053H3 frigate.