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Guided missile frigate Liuzhou (573)

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Classification

Ship class:
Jiangkai 2-class frigate (Type 054A)
Type:
Frigate

Basic information

Namesake:
Liuzhou
Operator:
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

Ship measurements

Displacement:
4,053 t
Length:
134.1 m
Beam:
16 m

Machine

Propulsion system:
CODAD
Propulsion:
  • 4 * Shaanxi 16 PA6 STC diesels
  • 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each
Speed:
27 knots
Range:
8,025 nautical miles (9,235 mi; 14,862 km) estimated

Personnel

Complement:
165

Combat assets

Electronics:
  • Type 382 Radar
  • Type 344 Radar (Mineral-ME Band Stand) OTH target acquisition and SSM fire control radar
  • 4 * Type 345 Radar(MR-90 Front Dome) SAM fire control radars
  • MR-36A surface search radar, I-band
  • Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar
  • 2 * Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band
  • MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system
  • H/SJG-206 towed array sonar
  • ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system
  • HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11A/B, to be upgraded)
  • SNTI-240 SATCOM
  • AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM
  • Type 922-1 radar warning receiver
  • HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system
  • Kashtan-3 missile jamming system
Armament:
  • 1 * 32-cell VLS
  • HQ-16 SAM
  • Yu-8 anti submarine rocket launcher
  • 2 * 4 C-803 anti-ship / land attack cruise missiles
  • 1 * PJ26 76 mm dual purpose gun
  • 2 * Type 730 7-barrel 30 mm CIWS guns or Type 1130
  • 2 * 3 324mm Yu-7 ASW torpedo launchers
  • 2 * 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher (36 rockets carried)
  • 2 * Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers
Aircraft:
  • 1 * Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9C

Liuzhou (573) is a Type 054A frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned in 26 December 2012.

The Type 054A carries HQ-16 medium-range air defence missiles and anti-submarine missiles in a vertical launching system (VLS) system. The HQ-16 has a range of up to 50 km, with superior range and engagement, angles to the Type 054's HQ-7. The Type 054A's VLS uses a hot launch method; a shared common exhaust system is sited between the two rows of rectangular launching tubes.

The four AK-630 close-in weapon systems (CIWS) of the Type 054 were replaced with two Type 730 CIWS on the Type 054A. The autonomous Type 730 provides improved reaction time against close-in threats.

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