Class overview
Builders
Operators People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded byType 054A frigate
Building2[1][2]
General characteristics
TypeFrigate
Displacement6,000 tons[3][1]
Length147 m (482 ft)[3][1]
Beam18 m (59 ft)[3][1]
Propulsion
  • CODAD
  • 4 × CS16V27 diesels (7.28 MW (9,760 hp) each)
  • Total: 29.12 MW (39,050 shp)
Armament
Aviation facilitieshangar

The Type 054B is a class of guided-missile frigate under construction for the People's Republic of China. It is a development of the Type 054A frigate, and is around 50% larger than its predecessor.[4]

Two Type 054B frigates are confirmed to be under construction. The first was launched in August 2023,[4] and the second followed in around October or November 2023.[5]

Units

Pennant number Name Builder Launched Commissioned Fleet Status
545 Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard[1] 26 August 2023[4] Fitting out
555 Huangpu Shipyard[1] 29 October 2023 Fitting out

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "China's New Type 054B Frigates Break Cover At Two Shipyards". navalnews.com. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "China appears to be readying 2 advanced warships for launch, adding muscle to aircraft carrier group". South China Morning Post. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "China's Type 054B Next-Gen Frigate Under Construction?". navalnews.com. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "First New Generation Frigate For Chinese Navy Launched In Shanghai". navalnews.com. 29 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "China Navy launches second Type 054B frigate at Huangpu Shipyard". Navy Recognition. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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