Chinese frigate Xiamen (515)
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China | |
Name |
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Namesake | Xiamen |
Builder | Zhonghua shipyard, Shanghai |
Launched | 27 October 1975 |
Commissioned | 31 December 1975 |
Decommissioned | August 2013 |
Identification | Pennant number: 515 |
Fate | Museum ship at Taizhou Naval Museum, Taizhou |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type 053H frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 103.2 m (339 ft) |
Beam | 10.7 m (35 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 26 knots |
Range | 2,700 nmi (5,000 km; 3,100 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 300 (27 officers) |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | Watchdog; Radar warning |
Armament |
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Xiamen (515) was a Type 053 frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
Development and design
[edit]The PLAN retired many older frigates in the 1970s, and the No. 701 Institute developed the Type 053H (Hai for anti-ship) as a replacement. The initial design was armed with four SY-1 anti-ship missiles in two twin-missile box launchers, two single 100 mm. guns, six twin 37mm guns, depth charges and short-range ASW rockets. The Type 053H received the NATO codename Jianghu-I. The first was constructed by the Hudong Shipyard and entered service in the mid-1970s. At least a dozen were built and entered service with the PLAN East Sea Fleet.[1]
The Type 053H was improved in four successive subclasses, receiving NATO codenames Jianghu-II through Jianghu-V. The Type 053Hs were succeeded by the PLAN's first multirole frigates, the Type 053H2G and Type 053H3 frigates.[2]
Construction and career
[edit]She was launched on 27 October 1975 at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai and commissioned on 31 December 1975.
She was decommissioned in August 2013 and currently she lies at Taizhou Naval Museum, Taizhou as a museum ship near the Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Type 053H (Jianghu-I Class) Missile Frigate - SinoDefence.com". Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Chinese Defence Today - Type 054 (Ma'anshan Class) Missile Frigate". Archived from the original on 10 May 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2006.
- ^ "July 9 2017 Ship Museum Taizhou Stock Photo (Edit Now) 1689602776". Shutterstock.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.