Chinese frigate Jingzhou (532)

Jingzhou underway on 17 August 2016
History
China
Name	Jingzhou
Namesake	Jingzhou (荆州)
Builder	Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai
Laid down	July 2013
Launched	22 January 2015
Commissioned	5 January 2016
Homeport	Zhoushan
Identification	Pennant number: 532
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 054A frigate
Displacement	4,053 tonnes (full)
Length	134.1 m (440 ft)
Beam	16 m (52 ft)
Draft	4.5 m
Propulsion	CODAD, 4 × Shaanxi 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each
Speed	27 knots estimated
Range	8,025 nautical miles (9,235 mi; 14,862 km) estimated
Complement	165
Sensors and processing systems	Type 382 Radar Type 344 Radar (Mineral-ME Band Stand) OTH target acquisition and SSM fire control radar 4 × Type 345 Radar(MR-90 Front Dome) SAM fire control radars MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system H/SJG-206 towed array sonar ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11A/B, to be upgraded) SNTI-240 SATCOM AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM
Electronic warfare & decoys	Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system Kashtan-3 missile jamming system
Armament	1 × 32-cell VLS HQ-16 SAM Yu-8 anti submarine rocket launcher 2 × 4 C-803 anti-ship / land attack cruise missiles 1 × PJ26 76 mm dual-purpose gun 2 × Type 730 7-barrel 30 mm CIWS guns or Type 1130 2 × 3 324mm Yu-7 ASW torpedo launchers 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher (36 rockets carried) 2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers
Aircraft carried	1 Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9C
Aviation facilities	hangar

Jingzhou (532) is a Type 054A frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 5 January 2016.

Development and design

Main article: Type 054A frigate

The Type 054A carries HQ-16 medium-range air defence missiles and anti-submarine missiles in a vertical launching system (VLS) system. The HQ-16 has a range of up to 50 km, with superior range and engagement angles to the Type 054's HQ-7. The Type 054A's VLS uses a hot launch method; a shared common exhaust system is sited between the two rows of rectangular launching tubes. ^[1]

The four AK-630 close-in weapon systems (CIWS) of the Type 054 were replaced with two Type 730 CIWS on the Type 054A. The autonomous Type 730 provides improved reaction time against close-in threats. ^[2]

Construction and career

Jingzhou was launched on 22 January 2015 at the Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai. Commissioned on 5 January 2016.

On 28 April 2017, Chaohu, Changchun and Jingzhou arrived in Davao City, Mindanao for a visit. ^[3] On 25 May, the ships conducted an exercise with the Myanmar Navy, which was China's first time to hold an exercise with Myanmar. ^[4] On 12 June, they arrived in Karachi. ^[5] On 23 July, same ships were sent for a visit to Piraeus Port. ^[6]

Gallery

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  Jingzhou fitting out on 28 July 2015.
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  Jingzhou underway on 28 March 2019.
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  Jingzhou underway on 2 April 2019.
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  Jingzhou underway on 29 July 2019.
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  Jingzhou underway on 1 August 2019.
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  Jingzhou underway on 30 April 2020.

References

1. 舰载武器SHIPBORNE WEAPONS 2013 AUGUST ISSUE
2. "Chinese Navy". Archived from the original on 7 January 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
3. "Chinese navy to make first Philippine port visit since 2010". South China Morning Post. 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
4. Parameswaran, Prashanth. "China Holds First Naval Exercise With Myanmar". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
5. Gady, Franz-Stefan. "Chinese Warships Visit Pakistan". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
6. "Chinese naval fleet arrives in Greece for friendly visit - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved 2021-04-16.