Chinese frigate Xiamen (515): Difference between revisions

	Yingtan alongside Jinan on 24 August 2017
History
China
Name	Xiamen; (厦门);
Namesake	Xiamen
Builder	Zhonghua shipyard, Shanghai
Launched	27 October 1975
Commissioned	31 December 1975
Decommissioned	August 2013
Identification	Pennant number: 515
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 053H frigate
Displacement	1,450 standard; 1,730 full load;
Length	103.2 m (339 ft)
Beam	10.7 m (35 ft)
Propulsion	Two type 12 E 390V diesels; 16,000 hp (m) (11.9MW) sustained; 2 shafts;
Speed	26 knots
Range	2,700 nmi (5,000 km; 3,100 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	300 (27 officers)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar System: ; Surface: Square Tie (Type 254); I-band; Air & Surface: MX 902 Eye Shield (Type 922-1); G-band; Navigation: Fin Curve (Type 352); I-band; Fire Control: Wok Won director (Type 752A); Square Tie (Type 254), I-band; Echo Type 5 (Hull Mounted);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Watchdog; Radar warning
Armament	2 × Chinese 3.9 in (100 mm) /56 (twin) guns; 8 × Chinese 37 mm /63 (6 twin) guns; AShM: 2 × 4 C-802; 2 × RBU-1200 5-tubed fixed launchers; Depth Charge: DCL-003D; Mines: Can carry up to 60; Decoys: 2 × loral Hycor SRBOC Mk 36; 6-barreled chaff launcher;

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Xiamen (515) was a Type 053 frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy.

Development and design

The PLAN retired many older frigates in the 1970s, and the No. 701 Institute developed the Type 053H (Hai for anti-ship) as a replacement. The initial design was armed with four SY-1 anti-ship missiles in two twin-missile box launchers, two single 100 mm. guns, six twin 37mm guns, depth charges and short-range ASW rockets. The Type 053H received the NATO codename Jianghu-I. The first was constructed by the Hudong Shipyard and entered service in the mid-1970s. At least a dozen were built and entered service with the PLAN East Sea Fleet.^[1]

The Type 053H was improved in four successive subclasses, receiving NATO codenames Jianghu-II through Jianghu-V. The Type 053Hs were succeeded by the PLAN's first multirole frigates, the Type 053H2G and Type 053H3 frigates.^[2]

Construction and career

She was launched on 27 October 1975 at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai and commissioned on 31 December 1975.

She was decommissioned in August 2013 and some of her armaments were on display at Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy birthplace Memorial Hall, Taizhou.^[3]

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 May 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Chinese navy is about to usher in second Xiamen ship, its naming and membership unit of exposure is very interesting". www.bestchinanews.com. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

32°25′37″N 119°58′20″E / 32.4270355°N 119.9721405°E / 32.4270355; 119.9721405

[sinodefence-1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 May 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Chinese navy is about to usher in second Xiamen ship, its naming and membership unit of exposure is very interesting". www.bestchinanews.com. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

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