Jingdao Type-056 Frigate
As usual, there are several seemingly knowledgeable sources which have divergent numerical sequences for these ships. But by early 2017 it was at last possible to form a reasonably coherent account of this prolific class, whereas in late 2015 it was all buzzing blooming confusion.
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| # | Name | Yard | Launch | Comm | Notes | ||||||
| T1 | 511 | Pattani | Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard |
19 Sep 2004 |
15 Dec 2005 |
2 for Thailand somewhat different design |
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| T1 | 512 | Narathiwat | Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard |
?? Mar 2005 |
24 Apr 2006 |
2 for Thailand somewhat different design |
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| #1 | 582 | Bengbu | Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard |
East China Sea Fleet |
23 May ?? Apr 2012 |
25 Feb 12 Mar 2013 |
conflicting reports on dates | ||||
| #2 | 596 | Huizhou | Huangpu Shipyard Whampoa |
Troops in Hong Kong |
03 Jun 2012 |
01 Jul 2013 |
DOD 2013: at least 6 launched in 2012 Jun 2013: 5 in service, 12 launched |
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| #3 | 584 | Meizhou | Wuchang SY Wuhan |
South China Sea Fleet |
31 Jul 2012 |
29 Jul 2013 |
DOD 2013: at least 6 launched in 2012 Jun 2013: 5 in service, 12 launched |
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| #4 | 580 | Datong | Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard |
North China Sea Fleet |
01-09 Aug 2012 |
18 May 2013 |
DOD 2013: at least 6 launched in 2012 Jun 2013: 5 in service, 12 launched |
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| #5 | 583 | Shangrao | Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard |
East China Sea Fleet |
19 Aug 2012 |
10 Jun 2013 |
DOD 2013: at least 6 launched in 2012 Jun 2013: 5 in service, 12 launched |
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| #6 | 597 | Qinzhou | Huangpu Shipyard |
Troops in Hong Kong |
30 Aug 2012 |
01 Jul 2013 |
DOD 2013: at least 6 launched in 2012 |
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| #7 | 585 | Baise | Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard |
South China Sea Fleet |
25 Oct 2012 |
12 Oct 2013 |
Mar 2013: at least 10 launched |
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| #8 | 581 | Yingkou | Liaonan Shipyard [Southern Liaoning] |
North China Sea Fleet |
18 Nov 2012 |
10 Aug 2013 |
Mar 2013: at least 10 launched |
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| #9 | 587 | Jieyang | Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard |
South China Sea Fleet |
28 Jan 2013 |
26 Jan 2014 |
Mar 2013: at least 10 launched |
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| #10 | 586 | Gian / Ji'an | Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard |
East China Sea Fleet |
25 Feb 2013 |
08 Jan 2014 |
Mar 2013: at least 10 launched |
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| #11 | 589 | Qingyuan | Liaonan Shipyard |
South China Sea Fleet |
31 May 2013 |
11 Jun 2014 |
building, sequence unknown Mar 2013: at least 20 planned |
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| #12 | 588 | Quanzhou | Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard |
East China Sea Fleet |
26 Jun 2013 |
08 Aug 2014 |
building, sequence unknown Mar 2013: at least 20 planned |
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| #13 | 592 | Luzhou | Wuchang SY Wuhan |
South China Sea Fleet |
16 Jul 2013 |
07 Jun 2014 |
Mar 2013: at least 20 planned | ||||
| #14 | 590 | Weihai | Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard |
North China Sea Fleet |
26 Jun 2013 |
15 Mar 2014 |
Mar 2013: at least 10 Jun 2013: 12 launched |
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| #15 | 591 | Fushun | Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard |
North China Sea Fleet |
01 Aug 2013 20 Nov 2013 ?? |
07 Jul 2014 |
2014 : building, 2015 Feb : US Navy reported hull number |
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| #16 | 595 | Chaozhou | Huangpu Shipyard |
South China Sea Fleet |
14 Nov 2013 |
28 Nov 2014 |
2014 : building, sequence unknown Mar 2013: at least 20 planned |
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| #26 | 512 | Heze | Liaonan Shipyard [Southern Liaoning] |
East China Sea Fleet |
07 Jul 2015 |
12 Dec 2016 |
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| #29 | 511 | Baoding | Wuchang SY Wuhan |
East China Sea Fleet |
22 Dec 2015 |
12 Dec 2016 |
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| #30 | 510 | Ningde | Huangpu Shipyard Whampoa |
East China Sea Fleet |
24 Oct 2015 |
28 Dec 2016 |
May 2013: at least 30 anticipated | ||||
| 598 | - | Huangpu Shipyard |
31 May 2013 |
building, sequence unknown 2015 Feb : US Navy did not report hull number 2017 Feb: hull # MIA possibly #11 - 589 Qingyuan |
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| #31 | N1 / F91 | Centenary | Wuchang SY Wuhan |
27 Jan 2014 |
Feb 2015 |
2 for Nigeria | |||||
| #32 | N2 / F92 | Dec | Wuchang SY Wuhan |
15 Dec 2016 |
2 for Nigeria | ||||||
| #33 | F111 | Shadhinota | Wuchang SY Wuhan |
30 Nov 2014 |
19 Mar 2016 |
2 for Bangladesh | |||||
| #34 | F112 | Prottoy | Wuchang SY Wuhan |
30 Dec 2014 |
19 Mar 2016 |
2 for Bangladesh | |||||
| #35 | F113 | Shongram | Wuchang SY Wuhan |
12 Feb 2018 |
28 Mar 2019 |
2 more for Bangladesh | |||||
| #36 | F114 | Prottasha | Wuchang SY Wuhan |
08 Apr 2018 |
28 Mar 2019 |
2 more for Bangladesh | |||||
Type 056A ASW | |||||||||||
| #37 | 593 | Sanmenxia Suqian ??? |
Wuchang SY Wuhan |
East China Sea Fleet |
20 Nov 2013 |
13 Nov 2014 |
building, sequence unknown Mar 2013: at least 20 planned |
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| #38 | 594 | Zhuzhou | Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard |
East China Sea Fleet |
30 Nov 2013 |
28 Nov 2014 |
building, sequence unknown Mar 2013: at least 20 planned |
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| #39 | 501 | Xinyang | Liaonan Shipyard [Southern Liaoning] |
North China Sea Fleet |
01 May 2014 |
07 Mar 2015 |
Jan 2017: 41 planned | ||||
| #40 | 502 | Huangshi | Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard |
North China Sea Fleet |
16 May 2014 |
06 May 2015 |
May 2013: at least 30 anticipated | ||||
| #41 | 503 | Suzhou | Wuchang SY Wuhan |
South China Sea Fleet |
May 2015 |
11 Feb 2015 |
2014 : building, 2015 Feb : US Navy reported hull number |
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| #42 | 504 | Suqian | Huangpu Shipyard Whampoa |
East China Sea Fleet |
30 Jun 2014 |
20 Jul 2015 |
May 2013: at least 30 anticipated | ||||
| #43 | 505 599 ? |
Qinhuangdao | Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard ?? |
North China Sea Fleet |
11 Oct 2014 |
16 Oct 2015 |
building hull number uncertain, un-numbered at launch 2015 Feb : US Navy reported hull number |
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| #44 | 506 | Jingmen | Huangpu Shipyard Whampoa |
South China Sea Fleet |
?? Dec 2014 |
25 Jan 2016 |
May 2013: at least 30 anticipated | ||||
| #45 | 507 | Tong Ren | Huangpu Shipyard Whampoa |
South China Sea Fleet |
19 Mar 2015 |
20 Feb 2016 |
May 2013: at least 30 anticipated | ||||
| #47 | 508 | Qujing | Huangpu Shipyard Whampoa |
East China Sea Fleet |
16 Jul 2015 |
08 Jun 2016 |
May 2013: at least 30 anticipated | ||||
| #48 | 509 | Huai'an | Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard |
East China Sea Fleet |
16 Aug 2015 |
11 Aug 2016 |
May 2013: at least 30 anticipated | ||||
| #49 | 513 | Ezhou | Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard |
East China Sea Fleet |
19 Aug 2016 |
21 Jan 2017 |
Jan 2017: 41 planned | ||||
Type 056 ??? | |||||||||||
| #50 | 514 | Liupanshui | Huangpu Shipyard Whampoa |
South China Sea Fleet |
31 Mar 2016 |
31 Mar 2017 |
Jan 2017: 41 planned | ||||
| #51 | 518 | Yiwu | Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard |
20 May 2016 |
2017 | Jan 2017: 41 planned | |||||
| #52 | 520 | Hanzhong | Huangpu Shipyard Whampoa |
22 Jul 2016 |
2017 | Jan 2017: 41 planned | |||||
| #53 | 535 515? |
Xuancheng | Wuchang SY Wuhan |
19-26 Aug 2016 |
2017 | Jan 2017: 41 planned | |||||
| #54 | 552 | Guangyuan | Huangpu Shipyard |
East China Sea Fleet |
14 Sep 2016 28 Oct 2016 |
2017 | Jan 2017: 41 planned | ||||
| #55 | 551 | Suining | Liaonan Shipyard |
South China Sea Fleet |
14 Sep 2016 |
28 Nov 2017 |
Jan 2017: 41 planned | ||||
| #56 | 540 | Wuhai | Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard |
07 Sep 2016 |
16 Jan 2018 |
Jan 2017: 41 planned | |||||
| #57 | 541 | Zhangye | Liaonan Shipyard |
North China Sea Fleet |
14 Sep 2016 |
Mar 2018 |
Jan 2017: 41 planned | ||||
| #58 | 556 | Yichun | Hudong Zhonghua |
06 Dec 2016 |
2018 | Jan 2017: 41 planned | |||||
| #59 | 554 | Deyang | Hudong Zhonghua |
East China Sea Fleet |
29 Dec 2016 |
19 Jan 2018 |
Jan 2017: 41 planned | ||||
| #60 | 557 | Nanchong | Wuchang SY Wuhan |
South China Sea Fleet |
28 Jan 2017 |
01 Jun 2018 |
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| #61 | 610 | Shozhou | Hudong Zhonghua |
East China Sea Fleet |
26 Jul 2017 |
10 Dec 2019 |
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| #62 | 625 | Bajun | Huangpu Shipyard |
South China Sea Fleet |
02 Mar 2018 |
05 Nov 2019 |
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| #63 | 608 | Liaocheng | Hudong Zhonghua |
21 Dec 2017 |
18 Jan 2020 |
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| #64 | Luan | Hudong Zhonghua |
17 Mar 2018 |
19 Jan 2020 |
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| #65 | Liaonan | 29 Apr 2018 |
2020 | ||||||||
| #66 | Liaonan | 29 Apr 2018 |
2020 | ||||||||
| #67 | Hudong | 16 May 2018 |
2020 | ||||||||
| #68 | Wuchang | Aug 2018 |
2020 | ||||||||
| #69 | Huangpu | 08 Aug 2018 |
2020 | ||||||||
| #70 | Wuchang | 27 Aug 2018 |
2020 | ||||||||
| #71 | 619 | Nanyang | Hudong Zhonghua |
25 Dec 2019 |
late Jan 2021 |
Feb 2021 : last 2 units | |||||
| #72 | 618 | Shangqiu | Huangpu Shipyard |
30 Dec 2019 |
early Feb 2021 |
Feb 2021 : last 2 units | |||||
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