History
China
Name
  • Xiamen
  • (厦门)
NamesakeXiamen
BuilderZhonghua shipyard, Shanghai
Launched27 October 1975
Commissioned31 December 1975
DecommissionedAugust 2013
IdentificationPennant number: 515
FateMuseum ship at Taizhou Naval Museum, Taizhou
General characteristics
Class and typeType 053H frigate
Displacement
  • 1,450 standard
  • 1,730 full load
Length103.2 m (339 ft)
Beam10.7 m (35 ft)
Propulsion
  • Two type 12 E 390V diesels; 16,000 hp (m) (11.9MW) sustained
  • 2 shafts
Speed26 knots
Range2,700 nmi (5,000 km; 3,100 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement300 (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

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 currently she lies at Taizhou Naval Museum, Taizhou as a museum ship near the Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Type 053H (Jianghu-I Class) Missile Frigate - SinoDefence.com". Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Chinese Defence Today - Type 054 (Ma'anshan Class) Missile Frigate". Archived from the original on 10 May 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2006.
  3. ↑ "July 9 2017 Ship Museum Taizhou Stock Photo (Edit Now) 1689602776". Shutterstock.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.


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