Chinese frigate Huangshan (570)

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Huangshan underway on 16 June 2017
History
China
NameHuangshan
Namesake
BuilderHuangpu, Shanghai
Laid down28 April 2005
Launched18 March 2007
Commissioned13 May 2008
IdentificationPennant number: 570
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeType 054A frigate
Displacement4,053 tonnes (full)
Length134.1 m (440 ft)
Beam16 m (52 ft)
PropulsionCODAD, 4 × Shaanxi 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each
Speed27 knots estimated
Range8,025 nautical miles (9,235 mi; 14,862 km) estimated
Complement165
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
  • 1 × 32-cell VLS
  • 2 × 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 launchers
Aircraft carried1 Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9C
Aviation facilitieshangar

Huangshan (570) is a Type 054A frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 13 May 2008.

Development and design[edit]

Main 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[edit]

Huangshan was laid down on 28 April 2005 and launched on 18 March 2007 at the Huangpu Shipyard in Shanghai. Commissioned on 13 May 2008.

On April 2, 2009, Huangshan and Shenzhen formed the second escort fleet of the Chinese Navy, which set sail from Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, to perform escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters. This escort marked the entry of a new phase of orderly succession and normal operation of the Chinese Navy's escort operations.[3] The escort lasted 142 days. Huangshan and others provided regional cover for 85 ships, successfully rescued 4 attacked foreign ships, and verified and driven away 129 suspicious ships. The formation returned to a military port in Zhanjiang City on August 21.[4]

On July 26, 2010, Huangshan, Haikou, and Ningbo conducted a live-firing exercise of multi-arms contract in a certain area of the South China Sea under the organization of the South Sea Fleet.[5] The exercise was carried out in 3 sea areas and more than 18,000 square kilometers of sea area, and 71 missiles of 16 types were launched. It was evaluated as the most complete training elements, the most actual missiles, and the highest degree of information in the history of the PLA Navy at that time. The most complicated joint combat exercise in the electromagnetic environment.[6]

On November 9, 2012, Huangshan, Hengyang, and Qinghaihu formed the 13th Chinese navy escort fleet, which set sail from Zhanjiang Port in Guangdong Province to the Gulf of Aden, Performing escort missions in the waters of Somalia.[7] The escort lasted 196 days and nights. Huangshan and others completed 37 batches of 166 escort missions of Chinese and foreign ships, and verified and driven away suspicious targets at sea in 68 batches and 110 times. After completing the escort mission, the formation visited five countries including Malta, Algeria, Morocco, Portugal and France, and returned to a military port in Zhanjiang on May 23, 2013.[8]

On October 18, 2013, Huangshan and Guangzhou set sail to participate in the navy's "Mobile-5" open sea exercises, and went to the western Pacific waters to perform sea-to-air three-dimensional offensive and defensive exercises and joint anti-submarine warships task.[9] The exercise lasted for 15 days and ended on November 1, 2013. All participating troops returned to the station one after another. On December 19, the South Sea Fleet consisting of Huangshan, Yuncheng, and Weishanhu set sail from Zhanjiang City and proceeded to the Western Pacific and other waters. Exercises in subjects such as continuous maritime alert, counter-terrorism and counter-piracy, and joint search and rescue.

On February 17, 2014, Huangshan and others performed the Syrian chemical weapons maritime escort mission to replace the force from a military port in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, and went to the Mediterranean to replace Yancheng, which has completed three batches of Syrian chemical weapons maritime escort missions.[10] After completing 13 escort missions with ships from Russia, Denmark, Norway and other countries, Huangshan returned to a military port in Zhanjiang City on July 24 after completing the Syrian chemical weapons maritime escort mission.[11] On December 29, 2014, Huangshan sailed to Indonesian waters to participate in the search and rescue operation of Indonesian AirAsia Flight 8501.[12]

Gallery[edit]

  • Huangshan off Nanhai on 16 August 2007.
    Huangshan off Nanhai on 16 August 2007.
  • Huangshan underway on 23 December 2013.
    Huangshan underway on 23 December 2013.
  • Huangshan's YJ-83 on 16 May 2017.
    Huangshan's YJ-83 on 16 May 2017.

References[edit]

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  3. ^ "中国海军第二批护航编队起航". 2014-08-26. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
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  5. ^ "中华人民共和国国防部". www.mod.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  6. ^ "南海直击中国海军史上最高难度联合演练-中国军事图片中心|军队影像门户". 2014-08-26. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
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  8. ^ "中国海军第十三批护航编队完成任务回国 - 新华军事 - 新华网". 2014-08-26. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  9. ^ "直击中国海军机动-5号演习：真正像打仗一样演习-中新网". www.chinanews.com. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  10. ^ "中国军网_数字报". 2014-08-26. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  11. ^ "南海舰队黄山舰完成叙化武海运护航任务返回湛江-新华网". 2014-08-26. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  12. ^ "中国海军黄山舰出发搜寻亚航失联航班(图)-搜狐新闻". news.sohu.com. Retrieved 2021-05-05.


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