ANQING frigates (project 053H2G, 1992-1994)

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Huaibei 2000

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Name	No	Builder	Launched	Comp	Fate
安庆 [Anqing], 2016- 舷號 31239 [Haijing 31239]	539, 2016- 31239	Hudong SY, Shanghai	6.1990	7.1992	Coast Guard 2016, in service (2019)
淮南 [Huainan], 2016- 舷號 31240 [Haijing 31240]	540, 2016- 31240	Hudong SY, Shanghai	12.1990	12.1992	Coast Guard 2016, in service (2019)
淮北 [Huaibei], 2016- 舷號 31241 [Haijing 31241]	541, 2016- 31241	Hudong SY, Shanghai	12.1992	7.1993	Coast Guard 2016, in service (2019)
铜陵 [Tongling]	542	Hudong SY, Shanghai	12.1993	7.1994	to Sri Lanka 7.2018 (පරාක්‍රමබාහු [Parakramabahu])

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1700
Displacement full, t	2180
Length, m	108.0 wl 114.5 oa
Breadth, m	12.2 wl 12.4 oa
Draught, m	3.50 hull
No of shafts	2
Machinery	CODAD: 2 SEMT-Pielstick 18E390VA diesels + 2 MTU diesels
Power, h. p.	14000 + 8840 = 22840
Max speed, kts	27.2
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	4000(18)
Armament	2 x 3 Ying Ji-81 SSM (6 C-801), 1 x 6 HQ-61 SAM (6 HQ-61), 1 x 2 - 100/56 type 79A, 4 x 2 - 37/63 type 76A, 2 x 6 type 87 ASWRL, 1 helicopter (Z-9C)
Electronic equipment	type 756, type 360, type 517, 2x type 341, type 343 radars, SJD-7 sonar, NRJ-5 ECM suite (SR-210, type 981-3, type 923-1 units), 2x type 946 decoy RL, ZKJ-3A CCS
Complement	170

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Huaibei 2000

Project history

First frigates to mount the Chinese-built HQ-61 SAM since the troubled Type 053K, in a sextuple mount forward of the bridge, without reloads. The 37mm guns are in the later enclosed mounts. ASW armament is limited to two type 87 RLs.

Modernizations

2009, Tongling; 2012, Huainan; 2013, Huaibei: - 1 x 2 - 100/56 type 79A; + 1 x 2 - 100/56 type 99

2016, Haijing 31239-31241: armament consisted of 4 x 2 - 37/63 type 76A, 1 helicopter (Z-9C) and sensors of type 756 and 2x type 341 radars