Class profile
Jianghu-II Class (Type 053H1)
China - Guided Missile Frigate
Class facts
Country
China
Type
Guided Missile Frigate
Length
107 m
Displacement
1800 t
Speed
32 kn
Public ships
0
Public description
The Jianghu-II Type 053H1 class is part of the PLAN's older missile-frigate generation built around coastal defence and anti-surface warfare. Its role was patrol, local escort and sea-denial rather than high-end task-group operations. In a modern comparison it should be treated as a legacy combatant with limited air-defence and ASW depth.
Public ships in class
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Equipment summary
Weapon
Anti-ship missile
HQ-7 surface-to-air missile
unknown
Naval gun
Sensor
Air-search radar
secondary
Ship sonar suite
secondary