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Military


Jiangdong-class Frigate

Ship List
# Name Builder Laid
Down
Launch Comm Decomm Notes
531
ex-222
Yingtan Hudong Shipyard Jul
1970
24 Oct
1971
Mar
1975
1994 @ Qingdao Naval Museum
Western sources = "evidently withdrawn from service in the early 1990s"
532 no official name Hudong Shipyard Oct
1971
Jul
1977

1977
Jun
1986
Western sources = "status is somewhat unclear"

Specifications

Length 338.5 feet / 103.2 meters
[103.5 meters from CHICOM sources]
design waterline 98 meters long
model width 10.8 meters
model depth 6.3 meters
Beam 33.4 feet / 10.2 meters
Draft 10.2 feet / 3 meters
[3.2 meters from CHICOM sources]
normal displacement / Standard Load 1,425 tons
[1,674 tons from CHICOM sources]
full displacement1,925 tons
[1,924 tons from CHICOM sources]
Propulsion
  • In the early design, two 18E390VA medium-speed diesel engines and one 401-II gas turbine were selected.
  • Later, two 18E390VA medium-speed diesel engines and one 851 gas turbine were selected.
  • Finally determined as two 18E390VA medium-speed diesel engines with a power of 2 × 12,000 horsepower;
  • 3 sets of T400/4-TH400 kW diesel generator sets, 1 set of 170 kW power station diesel generator sets with power of 1370 kW,
  • twin-blade double rudder (early plan) is a three-axis three-blade.
  • maximum Speed 28 knots ( mph)
    cruising speed18 knots
    Endurance 4,000 miles
    [2000 nautical miles/18 knots from CHICOM sources]
    Self-sustaining power10 days and nights
    resistance to wind 12
    Electronic equipment
    Radar system
  • 1 x RM-1290 navigation radar (I band)
  • 1 x 381-type phase sweep three-coordinate air-to-air search radar
  • 2 ZL-1 single pulse tracking illumination radar
  • 1 x 343 type 100 gun artillery aiming fire control radar
  • 1 x 341 type 37 gun artillery aiming fire control radar
  • Underwater acoustic system
  • 1 x SJD—3 (303) 601 medium frequency hull sonar
  • 1 x 675 short-range attack sonar
  • 1 x SJX-4 (109) type communication sonar
  • Friend or Foe identification
  • 1 x 651A7 type enemy and foe identifier
  • Communication Systems
  • 1 x type digital VHF radio
  • 1 x B series short wave single sideband radio
  • 1 x short-wave radio station
  • 1 x ultrashort wave air radio
  • 1 x wide-band ultrashort wave radio
  • 1 x set of satellite communication system
  • Navigation System
  • 1 x integrated navigation system (including satellite navigation, Omega navigation, inertial navigation, Roland A/C navigation)
  • PL-1 platform compass,
  • 500 type log
  • HQ-10 automatic steering instrument (replaced as HD-5LD2 type)
  • Fire control system
  • 1 x set of ZH-1 type HQ-61 ship-to-air missile commander
  • 1 x ZPJ-2 type 100 gun digital commander
  • 1 x ZPJ-4 type 37 gun artillery electromechanical commander
  • 1 x set of balls - 50 stable aiming parts
  • Electronic countermeasure system
  • 1 x 922 radar reconnaissance alarm receiver
  • Weaponry
    Artillery system
  • 1 x 79/712-I type 100mm double automatic gun (six shots)
  • 4 x mounts 76/715-I type 37mm double automatic gun (sports 8000 rounds)
  • Missile system
  • 2 x 7231 HQ-61 ship-to-air missile twin launchers (24 missiles) - 531 only
  • Depth charge system
  • 2 x 65-type 1200 rocket-type deep-bomb 5 tube launchers (30 bullets)
  • 2 x large 64-type deep-bomb launchers (6 sets of bombs)
  • 2 x deep bomb racks (12 bombs)
  • 2 x mine tracks (maximum amount of mine: 28 mines or 20 mines)
  • Other systems
  • 3 x anti-alarm cleaning system
  • Horizontal and vertical integrated replenishment system (installed in 1985)
  • Crew531 = 200
    [198 crew members (including 30 officers) from CHICOM sources]
    532 = 205 people, the actual number of people is about 160



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