Chinese frigate Wenzhou (526)

Type 054 frigate of the PLA Navy

Wenzhou underway on 13 December 2015

History
China
Name| Wenzhou
Namesake|

* Wenzhou
* (温州)

Builder| Huangpu, Shanghai
Launched| November 2003
Commissioned| 26 September 2005
Homeport| Zhoushan
Identification| Pennant number: 526
Motto| Chinese:"忠诚，团结，勇敢，制胜！" English:"Loyalty, unity, courage, winning for victory!"
Nickname(s)| Venti（“温迪”）
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|

* Type 922-1 radar warning receiver
* HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system

Armament|

* 2× 4-cell YJ-83 (C-803) anti-ship missiles
* 1× HQ-7 8-cell SAM launcher
* 1× Type 210 100 mm naval gun
* 4× AK-630 6-barrel 30 mm CIWS guns
* Triple 324 mm YU-7 ASW torpedoes
* Rocket launchers, possibly ASW rockets or decoy rockets

Aircraft carried| 1 Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9C
Aviation facilities| hangar

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

## Development and design

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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

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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.[citation needed] 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

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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". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
2. ^ "Home". mod.gov.cn.

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Type 054 frigates

| Type 054
Jiangkai-I class|

* Ma'anshan
* Wenzhou

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Type 054A
Jiangkai-II class|

* Xianning
* Binzhou
* Zhoushan
* Xuzhou
* Xiangtan
* Jingzhou
* Xuchang
* Yantai
* Wuhu
* Zaozhuang
* Yancheng
* Linyi
* Yiyang
* Changzhou
* Weifang
* Hengyang
* Yulin
* Huangshan
* Yuncheng
* Hengshui
* Liuzhou
* Sanya
* Yueyang
* Daqing
* Huanggang
* Yangzhou
* Handan
* Rizhao
* Anyang
* Nantong

* Related classes: Tughril

* Preceded by: Type 053 frigates
* Followed by: None

* List of frigates of the People's Liberation Army Navy

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