| Chinese frigate Yiyang | |
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File:PLANS Yiyang (FFG-548) 20191202.jpg Yiyang underway on 2 December 2019 | |
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| Name: | Yiyang |
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| Builder: | Huangpu, Shanghai |
| Laid down: | 2006 |
| Launched: | 17 November 2009 |
| Commissioned: | 26 October 2010 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: 548 |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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: | 27 knots estimated |
| Range: | 8,025 nautical miles (9,235 mi; 14,862 km) estimated |
| Complement: | 165 |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9C |
| Aviation facilities: | hangar |
Yiyang (548) is a Type 054A frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 26 October 2010.
Development and design[]
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[]
Yiyang was launched on 17 November 2009 at the China State Shipbuilding Corporation in Shanghai. Commissioned on 26 October 2010.
On November 7, 2015, Yiyang, Qiandaohu, and Jinan held a six-hour joint exercise with the US Navy. This was the first time that China and the US had joined forces in the Atlantic. Exercise. The exercise was conducted in the Atlantic waters southeast of Mayport Harbor, Florida. The US ships involved in the exercise were guided missile destroyers USS Mason and USS Stout and guided missile cruiser USS Monterey.[3]
Gallery[]
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_and_PLANS_Yiyang_(548)_during_passing_exercise_151107-N-KE519-118.jpg "Starboard beam view of USS Monterey (CG-61) and PLANS Yiyang (548) during passing exercise 151107-N-KE519-118.jpg (835 KB)")
,_Jinan_(152),_and_USS_Monterey_(CG-61)_in_formation_during_passing_exercise_151107-N-KE519-417.jpg "Starboard beam view of PLANS Yiyang (548), Jinan (152), and USS Monterey (CG-61) in formation during passing exercise 151107-N-KE519-417.jpg (954 KB)")
References[]
- ↑ 舰载武器SHIPBORNE WEAPONS 2013 AUGUST ISSUE
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 January 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070107054058/http://mil.jschina.com.cn/huitong/Jiangkai_Jiangwei.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ↑ "別管南海了！ 中美大西洋軍演 | 南海情勢 | 全球 | 聯合新聞網". 2015-11-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20151113100052/http://udn.com/news/story/7992/1303362-%E5%88%A5%E7%AE%A1%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%86%EF%BC%81-%E4%B8%AD%E7%BE%8E%E5%A4%A7%E8%A5%BF%E6%B4%8B%E8%BB%8D%E6%BC%94.
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