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]
On July 10, 2013, Liuzhou and Yukun of Dalian Maritime University held an open ship day at the container terminal in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province during the 9th China Navigation Day, which was open to the public. The event lasted 3 days.[3]
On September 3, 2013, Liuzhou, Lanzhou and Poyanghu formed a fleet of ships, crossing the Pacific Ocean, crossing the Strait of Magellan and entering the South Atlantic. Visits from Lesotho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4] The visit lasted 99 days, with a voyage of nearly 30,000 nautical miles, setting a record for the PLA Navy's first joint military exercise with a foreign navy in the South Atlantic and the first visit to Argentina. On December 11, 2013, Liuzhou and others returned to a certain military port in Zhanjiang after completing their visit.[5]
In mid-January 2014, the formation of Hengshui, Liuzhou, Yueyang and Sanya completed several offensive and defensive exercises in the training waters.[6]
chinese, frigate, liuzhou, liuzhou, type, 054a, frigate, people, liberation, army, navy, commissioned, december, 2012, liuzhou, 2014historychinanameliuzhounamesakeliuzhou, 柳州, builderhudong, zhonghua, shipbuilding, shanghailaunched10, december, 2011commissione. Liuzhou 573 is a Type 054A frigate of the People s Liberation Army Navy She was commissioned on 26 December 2012 Liuzhou on 26 May 2014HistoryChinaNameLiuzhouNamesakeLiuzhou 柳州 BuilderHudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding ShanghaiLaunched10 December 2011Commissioned26 December 2012IdentificationPennant number 573StatusActiveGeneral 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 facilitieshangar Contents 1 Development and design 2 Construction and career 3 Gallery 4 ReferencesDevelopment 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 EditLiuzhou was launched on 10 December 2011 at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai Commissioned on 26 December 2012 On July 10 2013 Liuzhou and Yukun of Dalian Maritime University held an open ship day at the container terminal in Nantong City Jiangsu Province during the 9th China Navigation Day which was open to the public The event lasted 3 days 3 On September 3 2013 Liuzhou Lanzhou and Poyanghu formed a fleet of ships crossing the Pacific Ocean crossing the Strait of Magellan and entering the South Atlantic Visits from Lesotho Rio de Janeiro Brazil and Buenos Aires Argentina 4 The visit lasted 99 days with a voyage of nearly 30 000 nautical miles setting a record for the PLA Navy s first joint military exercise with a foreign navy in the South Atlantic and the first visit to Argentina On December 11 2013 Liuzhou and others returned to a certain military port in Zhanjiang after completing their visit 5 In mid January 2014 the formation of Hengshui Liuzhou Yueyang and Sanya completed several offensive and defensive exercises in the training waters 6 Hengshui participated in RIMPAC 2016 Gallery Edit nbsp 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 人民海军 柳州舰 在南通向公众开放 广西新闻 新闻 柳州广播电视网 2014 11 27 Archived from the original on 2014 11 27 Retrieved 2021 05 06 中国海军舰艇编队出访南美三国 新华网 3 September 2013 中国海军舰艇编队结束南美三国访问回国 新华网 11 December 2013 南海舰队某驱逐舰支队4艘舰艇组织攻防演练 图 中新网 www chinanews com Retrieved 2021 05 05 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chinese frigate Liuzhou 573 amp oldid 1106374541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
