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China Commissioned the 21st Type 054A Frigate Jingzhou with PLAN East Sea Fleet.
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China Commissioned the 21st Type 054A Frigate Jingzhou with
PLAN East Sea Fleet |
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The
guided missile frigate Jingzhou (Hull Number 532) officially
joined the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) on Tuesday.
A naming and flag-presenting ceremony was held to mark the commissioning
of the Type 054A Frigate to the East China Sea Fleet of the PLAN at
a naval port in Zhoushan city of east China's Zhejiang province on January
5, 2016. Jingzhou is the 21st Type 054A Frigate and is assigned
to the PLAN's South Sea Fleet. |
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 Jingzhou (Hull Number 532) is the 21st Type 054A Frigate to join the PLAN |
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Type
054A Frigate Based on the Type 054 Frigates, the Type 054A incorporated a larger number of more-advanced indigenous systems. The first of class entered service with the PLAN in 2007. Type 054A Frigates are fitted with 32 VLS (Vertical Launch System) cells for HQ-16 surface to air missiles, 8x YJ-83 (export designation C-803) anti-ship missiles, a H/PJ-26 76mm main gun, two H/PJ12 (export designation Type 730) 30mm CIWS guns (for frigates 1 to 16 in the series), two triple YU-7 torpedo launchers and anti-submarine rocket launchers for ASW warfare. |
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 Rare picture showing the reloading of a Type 054A Frigate in anti-ship and surface-to-air missile |
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According
to the latest information from our sources in China, following the initial
order of 24 Type 054A frigates, the Chinese Navy would have recently
added an additional order for 8 vessels of the type. |
 Jingzhou (Hull Number 532) during the commissioning ceremony |
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