Chinese frigate Yancheng (546)
Type 054A frigate of the PLA Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Type 054A frigate of the PLA Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yancheng (546) is a Type 054A frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 5 June 2012.
Yancheng underway on 8 August 2014 | |
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Name | Yancheng |
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Builder | Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai |
Launched | 27 April 2011 |
Commissioned | 5 June 2012 |
Identification | Pennant number: 546 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type 054A frigate |
Displacement | 4,053 tonnes (full) |
Length | 134.1 m (440 ft) |
Beam | 16 m (52 ft) |
Propulsion | CODAD, 4 × Shaanxi 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each |
Speed | 27 knots estimated |
Range | 8,025 nautical miles (9,235 mi; 14,862 km) estimated |
Complement | 165 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9C |
Aviation facilities | hangar |
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.[1]
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.[2]
Yancheng was launched on 27 April 2011 at the Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai. Commissioned on 5 June 2012.
Yancheng participated with Russian battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy and western vessels in the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons.[3]
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