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Frigate Lianyungang (522)

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Classification

Ship class:
Jiangwei 2-class frigate (Type 053H3)
Type:
Frigate

Basic information

Namesake:
City of Lianyungang
Renaming:
  • BNS Umar Farooq (F-16);
Operator:
Bangladesh NavyBangladesh Navy People's Liberation Army Navy (Chinese Navy)People's Liberation Army Navy (Chinese Navy)
Country of build:
Builder:
Hudong-Zhonghua ShipbuildingHudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active
Fate:
Sold to the Bangladesh Navy as BNS Umar Farooq (F-16)

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
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