Type 054B frigate

Class overview
Builders	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard; Huangpu Shipyard;
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by	Type 054A frigate
Building	2
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	6,000 tons
Length	147 m (482 ft)
Beam	18 m (59 ft)
Propulsion	CODAD; 4 × CS16V27 diesels (7.28 MW (9,760 hp) each) ; Total: 29.12 MW (39,050 shp);
Armament	1 × 100 mm H/PJ-87; 1 × 30 mm H/PJ-11 CIWS; 1 × HQ-10 surface-to-air missile launcher; 1 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS; HHQ-16F surface-to-air missiles; 2 x 8 YJ-12 anti-ship missiles; 2 × 3 324mm ASW torpedo launchers; anti-submarine rocket launchers; 2 × 18-tube decoy rocket launchers;
Aviation facilities	hangar

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 2023.^[5]

Units[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "China's New Type 054B Frigates Break Cover At Two Shipyards". navalnews.com. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "China's Type 054B Next-Gen Frigate Under Construction?". navalnews.com. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "First New Generation Frigate For Chinese Navy Launched In Shanghai". navalnews.com. 29 August 2023.
^ "China Navy launches second Type 054B frigate at Huangpu Shipyard". Navy Recognition. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

[navalnews2-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "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.

[navalnews1-3] "China's Type 054B Next-Gen Frigate Under Construction?". navalnews.com. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

[first_frigate_launch-4] "First New Generation Frigate For Chinese Navy Launched In Shanghai". navalnews.com. 29 August 2023.

[second_frigate_launch-5] "China Navy launches second Type 054B frigate at Huangpu Shipyard". Navy Recognition. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

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