The Type 054A carries HQ-16 medium-range air defence missiles and anti-submarine missiles in a vertical launching system (VLS) system. The HQ-16 has a range of up to 50 km, with superior range and engagement angles to the Type 054's HQ-7. The Type 054A's VLS uses a hot launch method; a shared common exhaust system is sited between the two rows of rectangular launching tubes.[1]
The four AK-630close-in weapon systems (CIWS) of the Type 054 were replaced with two Type 730 CIWS on the Type 054A. The autonomous Type 730 provides improved reaction time against close-in threats.[2]
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chinese, frigate, hengyang, hengyang, type, 054a, frigate, people, liberation, army, navy, commissioned, june, 2008, hengyang, underway, august, 2015historychinanamehengyangnamesakehengyang, 衡阳, builderhudong, zhonghua, shipbuilding, shanghailaunched23, 2007co. Hengyang 568 is a Type 054A frigate of the People s Liberation Army Navy She was commissioned on 30 June 2008 Hengyang underway on 29 August 2015HistoryChinaNameHengyangNamesakeHengyang 衡阳 BuilderHudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding ShanghaiLaunched23 May 2007Commissioned30 June 2008IdentificationPennant number 568StatusActiveGeneral characteristicsClass and typeType 054A frigateDisplacement4 053 tonnes full Length134 1 m 440 ft Beam16 m 52 ft PropulsionCODAD 4 Shaanxi 16 PA6 STC diesels 5700 kW 7600 hp 1084 rpm eachSpeed27 knots estimatedRange8 025 nautical miles 9 235 mi 14 862 km estimatedComplement165Sensors and processing systemsType 382 Radar Type 344 Radar Mineral ME Band Stand OTH target acquisition and SSM fire control radar 4 Type 345 Radar MR 90 Front Dome SAM fire control radars MR 36A surface search radar I band Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar 2 Racal RM 1290 navigation radars I band MGK 335 medium frequency active passive sonar system H SJG 206 towed array sonar ZKJ 4B 6 developed from Thomson CSF TAVITAC combat data system HN 900 Data link Chinese equivalent of Link 11A B to be upgraded SNTI 240 SATCOM AKD5000S Ku band SATCOMElectronic warfare amp decoysType 922 1 radar warning receiver HZ 100 ECM amp ELINT system Kashtan 3 missile jamming systemArmament1 32 cell VLS HQ 16 SAM Yu 8 anti submarine rocket launcher2 4 C 803 anti ship land attack cruise missiles 1 PJ26 76 mm dual purpose gun 2 Type 730 7 barrel 30 mm CIWS guns or Type 1130 2 3 324mm Yu 7 ASW torpedo launchers 2 6 Type 87 240mm anti submarine rocket launcher 36 rockets carried 2 Type 726 4 18 tube decoy rocket launchersAircraft carried1 Kamov Ka 28 Helix or Harbin Z 9CAviation facilitieshangarDevelopment and design EditMain article Type 054A frigate The Type 054A carries HQ 16 medium range air defence missiles and anti submarine missiles in a vertical launching system VLS system The HQ 16 has a range of up to 50 km with superior range and engagement angles to the Type 054 s HQ 7 The Type 054A s VLS uses a hot launch method a shared common exhaust system is sited between the two rows of rectangular launching tubes 1 The four AK 630 close in weapon systems CIWS of the Type 054 were replaced with two Type 730 CIWS on the Type 054A The autonomous Type 730 provides improved reaction time against close in threats 2 Construction and career EditHengyang was launched on 23 May 2007 at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai Commissioned on 30 June 2008 On 27 March 2013 Hengyang Huangshan and Qinghaihu arrived in Grand Harbour Malta 3 4 Hengyang Honghu and Yulin made a goodwill visit to Auckland New Zealand in June 2017 5 References Edit 舰载武器SHIPBORNE WEAPONS 2013 AUGUST ISSUE Chinese Navy Archived from the original on 7 January 2007 Retrieved 27 March 2009 PLAN Hengyang 568 no 2 30 03 2013 Malta Ship Photos by Capt Lawrence Dalli www maltashipphotos com Retrieved 2021 05 05 B K 2013 03 27 570 Huangshan 黃山 retrieved 2021 05 05 G L 2017 06 15 Hengyang 568 Yulin 569 retrieved 2021 05 05 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chinese frigate Hengyang 568 amp oldid 1106258536, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
