 Yancheng underway on 8 August 2014 | |
| History | |
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| Name | Yancheng |
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| Builder | Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai |
| Launched | 27 April 2011 |
| Commissioned | 5 June 2012 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 546 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type 054A frigate |
| Displacement | 4,053 tonnes (full) |
| Length | 134.1 m (440 ft) |
| Beam | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Propulsion | CODAD, 4 × Shaanxi 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each |
| Speed | 27knots estimated |
| Range | 8,025 nautical miles (9,235 mi; 14,862 km) estimated |
| Complement | 165 |
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| Aircraft carried | 1Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9C |
| Aviation facilities | hangar |
Yancheng (546) is a Type 054A frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 5 June 2012.
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]
Yancheng was launched on 27 April 2011 at the Hudong–Zhonghua ShipbuildinginShanghai. Commissioned on 5 June 2012.
Yancheng participated with Russian battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy and western vessels in the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons.[3]
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