Class profile

Jiangnon Class (Type 065)

China - Guided Missile Frigate

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Jiangnon Class (Type 065)

Class facts

Country

China

Type

Guided Missile Frigate

Length

130 m

Displacement

3000 t

Speed

28 kn

Public ships

0

Public description

The Jiangnan Type 065 class is an early legacy Chinese frigate design associated with coastal escort and patrol duties. Its combat value is modest by modern standards, but it illustrates the older surface force that later missile-frigate generations replaced. Any current comparison should treat it as a historical or very low-end combatant rather than a modern escort.

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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