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Jiangkai-II Class (Type 054A)

China - Guided Missile Frigate

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Jiangkai-II Class (Type 054A)

Class facts

Country

China

Type

Guided Missile Frigate

Length

134 m

Displacement

3963 t

Speed

27 kn

Public ships

0

Public description

The Jiangkai-II Type 054A class is the PLAN's principal modern frigate and one of its most important escort workhorses. Medium-range SAMs, anti-ship missiles, ASW weapons, sonar and an embarked helicopter give it a balanced profile for convoy escort, task-group screening, patrol and distant deployments. Its large production run made modern frigate capability routine across the fleet.

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Equipment summary

Weapon

HQ-16 surface-to-air missile

YJ-83 anti-ship missile

Yu-8 anti-submarine rocket

H/PJ-26 naval gun

Type 730 CIWS

secondary

Sensor

Ship sonar suite

Aircraft

Shipborne helicopter

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