Nantong (601) is a Type 054A frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 23 January 2019.
Nantong underway on 27 November 2019
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Name | Nantong |
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Builder | Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai |
Launched | 16 December 2017 |
Commissioned | 23 January 2019 |
Homeport | Zhoushan |
Identification | Pennant number: 601 |
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 |
Development and design
editThe 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]
Construction and career
editNantong was launched on 16 December 2017 at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai. Commissioned on 23 January 2019.
References
edit- ^ 舰载武器SHIPBORNE WEAPONS 2013 AUGUST ISSUE
- ^ "Chinese Navy". Archived from the original on 7 January 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2009.