Jiangwei 2-class frigate (Type 053H3)

Basic information

Type:

Frigate

Parent class:

Jiangwei-class frigates (Type 053H2G/H3)

Ship measurements

Displacement:

2,393 t

Length:

112 m

Beam:

12.4 m

Draft:

4.3 m

Machine

Propulsion system:

CODAD

Propulsion:

2 * 18E390VA diesel at 23,600 hp (17,600 kW)
2 * MTU diesel at 8,715 hp (6,499 kW)
2 * shaft

Speed:

28 knots

Range:

5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 to 16 knots (28 to 30 km/h

Personnel

Complement:

168

Combat assets

Electronics:

Type 360 Radar (SR60) surface search, E/F band
Type 517H-1 (Knife Rest) 2D long-range air search, A-band
Type 345 Radar (MR35) HQ-7 surface-to-air missile fire-control, J-band
Type 352 Radar (Square Tie) surface search and SSM fire control, I-band
Type 343GA (Wasp Head) fire control radar for main gun, G/H-band
2 * Type 347G/EFR-1 (Rice Lamp) dual 37 mm AA gun fire control, I-band
2 * Racal RM-1290 navigation radar, I-band
Data link: HN-900 (Chinese equivalent of Link 11A/B, to be upgraded)
Communication: SNTI-240 SATCOM
Combat Data System: ZKJ-3C
RWD-8 (Jug Pair) intercept
Type 981-3 EW Jammer
SR-210 Radar warning receiver
Type 651A IFF
2 * Type 946/PJ-46 15-barrel decoy rocket launchers

Armament:

8 * YJ-83 SSM in 2 * 4-cell box launchers
1 * 8-cell HQ-7 surface-to-air missile system (replaced with 1 * 8-cell HQ-10 on PLA ships)
1 * PJ33A dual 100 mm gun (automatic)
4 * Type 76A dual 37 mm AA guns (replaced with 2 x Type 630 30mm guns on PLA ships)
2 * 6-tube Type 3200 ASW rocket launchers (36 rockets)
2 * DC racks & launcher

Aircraft:

1 * Harbin Z-9C

The Jiangwei 2-class frigates (Type 053H3) is a class of Chinese frigates that entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force in the 1990s and 2000s. The class comprised ten vessels, all of which remain in active service except for two which have been sold to the Bangladesh Navy. They were a follow-on of the Jiangwei 1-class frigate (Type 053H2G). The construction of ships of this type was carried out at the Hudong Shipyard (now Hudong–Zhonghua Shipyard).

The Zulfiquar-class frigate used by the Pakistan Navy was based on the Type 053H3.