Type 22 missile boat

Short description: Ship class in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy

Class overview
Name:|  Type 22
Builders:|  Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai
Operators:|  People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by:|  Type 037-II-class missile boat & C 14-class missile boat
Cost:|  Estimates vary from $14.5 million[1] over $40 million[2] up to $50 million per boat[3]
Built:|  2004-present
In commission:|  2004-present
Completed:|  82
Active:|  82
General characteristics
Displacement:|  220 long tons (224 t) full load
Length:|  42.6 m (139 ft 9 in)
Beam:|  12.2 m (40 ft 0 in)
Draught:|  1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Decks:|  1
Propulsion:|  2 diesel engines @ 6,865 hp (5,119 kW) with 4 waterjet propulsors by MARI
Speed:|  50 knots (93 km/h; 58 mph)
Complement:|  12[4]
Sensors and
processing systems:|

* Surface search radar: 1 Type 362
* Navigational radar: 1
* Electro-optics: HEOS 300

Armament:|

* Anti-ship missiles: 8 YJ-83
* Surface-to-air missiles: Possible QW class MANPAD missiles
* 1 × licensed copy of KBP AO-18 6-barrel 30 mm gun (AK-630) by ZEERI

Notes:|  Details remain speculative

The Type 22 (NATO designation: Houbei class)[5] missile boat is a ship class in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. The first boat was launched in April 2004 by the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard at Shanghai. 82 of these missile boats are currently in service with three flotillas having been produced over a span of seven years, operating in squadrons of eight vessels each.[6]

As of 2025, the Type 22 missile boat is the fastest ship class in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy.[7]

In October 2025, Janes reported that Indonesia has plans to acquire the Type 22.[8]

## Contents

* 1 Design
* 2 Purpose
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Design

The boat's wave-piercing catamaran hull was proposed by Seabus International, a joint venture between Guangzhou Marine Engineering Corporation and AMD Marine Consulting headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The design is based on the AMD 350 and enhances stability in high sea conditions.[9][4]

The polygonal-designed superstructure with its similarly angled gun mount indicates a reduced radar cross-section, but built out of aluminium rather than composites. The Type 22 has an advanced C4 datalink[4] that may represent some kind of capability to allow AWACS planes or other ships to vector the Type 22's missiles. The aluminium hull is reported to use friction stir welding.[10]

The Type 22 missile boat is capable of a 360 degrees turn on the spot.[7]

## Purpose

Type 22 Class in disruptive camouflage with cryptic coloration

The Type 22 missile boat's main purpose is to employ hit and run tactics by rapidly firing all of its eight YJ-83 missiles and quickly escaping.[7]

## See also

* Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat
* Skjold class patrol boat
* Hamina class missile boat
* Roussen Class fast attack craft
* Type 021 class missile boat
* Tuo Chiang-class corvette

## References

Notes

1. ↑ "Information Dissemination: Janes Discusses Chinese Streetfighter". informationdissemination.net. http://www.informationdissemination.net/2009/08/janes-discusses-chinese-streetfighter.html.
2. ↑ Axe, David (August 4, 2011). "China Builds Fleet of Small Warships While U.S. Drifts". Wired.com. https://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/08/china-builds-warships/2/.
3. ↑ "China's Project 022 Fast Attack Craft". defencetalk.com. http://www.defencetalk.com/china-type-022-fast-attack-craft-31589.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Catamarans Glide Through Chinese Waters
5. ↑ "HJB 394-2007 22型导弹快艇规范". 国家标准行业标准信息服务网. 2007-04-30. http://www.zbgb.org/101/StandardDetail1100960.htm.
6. ↑ This is What a Chinese Stealth Warship Looks Like on Radar. USNI News. 27 September 2021.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 这才是真正的科技与狠活！实拍解放军用船运船 饮马湖半潜船性能领先世界 堪称远洋作战利器！汉中舰搭载最先进武器装备 可令敌方全部潜艇无处遁形！22型导弹艇专门负责猎舰！ (Video) (in 中文). CCTV-7. 2025-05-27.
8. ↑ Rahmat, Ridzwan (16 October 2025). "Indonesia seeks foreign loans for J-10 fighters, naval systems". https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/sea/indonesia-seeks-foreign-loans-for-j-10-fighters-naval-systems.
9. ↑ "Insight - From a ferry, a Chinese fast-attack boat" (in en-GB). Reuters. 2012-06-01. https://www.reuters.com/article/world/uk/insight-from-a-ferry-a-chinese-fast-attack-boat-idUSBRE84U1HK/.
10. ↑ Fred Delany, Stephan W Kallee, Mike J Russell: Friction Stir Welding of Aluminium Ships, Paper presented at 2007 International Forum on Welding Technologies in the Shipping Industry (IFWT). Held in conjunction with the Beijing Essen Welding and Cutting Fair in Shanghai, 16–19 June 2007.

Sources

* Watts, Anthony J. Jane's Warship Recognition Guide. ISBN 978-0-06-084992-4

## External links

* Houbei Class (Type 022) Fast Attack Craft
* IDEX 2007 Showcases China’s Productive Weapons Sector
* 武汉华之洋光电系统有限责任公司/Wuhan Naval Electro-Optics Company
* AMD Marine Consulting AMD350PB Design
* Chinese Type 22 Missile Boat

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