Chinese frigate Wenzhou (526)

Wenzhou (526) is a Type 054 frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 26 September 2005.

Wenzhou underway on 13 December 2015
History
China
Name: Wenzhou
Namesake:
Builder: Huangpu, Shanghai
Launched: November 2003
Commissioned: 26 September 2005
Homeport: Zhoushan
Identification: Pennant number: 526
Status: Active
General characteristics
Class and type: Type 054 frigate
Displacement: 3,900 tons
Length: 134 m (440 ft)
Beam: 16 m (52 ft)
Draught: 5 m (16 ft)
Propulsion: Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD), 4× SEMT Pielstick 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each
Speed: 27 kn (50 km/h) estimated
Range: 8,025 nautical miles (14,900 km) estimated
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Type 363S (Thomson-CSF DRBV-15 Sea Tiger) 2D air/surface search radar, E/F band
  • Type 345 (Thomson-CSF Castor-II) fire-control radar for HQ-7 SAM, I/J band
  • Type 347G Rice Lamp fire control radar for AK-630 CIWS guns, I-band
  • MR-36A surface search radar, I-band
  • Type MR34 100 mm gun fire control radar
  • 2× Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band
  • MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system
  • 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
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 1 Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9C
Aviation facilities: hangar

Development and design
Main article: Type 054 frigate

The Type 054 has a stealthy hull design with sloped surfaces, radar absorbent materials, and a reduced superstructure clutter.

The main anti-ship armament were YJ-83 sea-skimming anti-ship cruise missiles in two four-cell launchers. It retained the HQ-7 SAM, an improved version of the French Crotale, from the preceding Type 053H3; the HQ-7 had a ready-to-fire 8-cell launcher, with 16 stored in the automatic reloader. Short range defence was improved with four AK-630 CIWS turrets. A 100 mm main gun, also based on a French design, was mounted.

Construction and career

Wenzhou was launched in November 2003 at the China State Shipbuilding Corporation in Shanghai. Commissioned on 26 September 2005.[1]

On January 1, 2013, several PLA Navy East China Sea Fleet ships, including the Wenzhou and Ma'anshan, conducted offensive and defensive exercises in a certain sea area. On February 5, the Japanese government protested to China, claiming that Wenzhou used fire control radar to target and warn the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's carrier-borne helicopter on January 19. In late June 2013, Wenzhou and Fuzhou were formed into small-scale combat operations, and in the form of shift duty, a real-force confrontation exercise in a complex electromagnetic environment was carried out in a certain sea area.[2] In mid-September 2013, Wenzhou went to a certain sea area to perform combat readiness patrol missions, patrolling offshore derricks, and conducted training in non-war military operations such as temporary seizures, tracking and surveillance.

References
  1. "人民海军新一代战舰"马鞍山舰"今天命名授旗-歌舞-中安在线-安徽新闻". web.archive.org. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  2. http://www.mod.gov.cn
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