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Gepard-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 1
Zhenhua 33larger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Draught
Single source5.7 m (19 ft)[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | Gepard-class frigate | Zhenhua 33 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Gepard class (Project 1166.1)[source] | — |
| Builders | Zelenodolsk Plant Gorky[source] | — |
| Operators | Russian Navy Vietnam People's Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Koni class Grisha class[source] | — |
| Subclasses | Project 11661 Tatarstan Project 11661K Dagestan Project 11661E Gepard: Gepard 3.9: Batch I; Batch II Gepard 5.1 Gepard 5.3[source] | — |
| Cost | 11661E (Gepard 3.9 batch I): US$175 million per ship 11661E (Gepard 3.9 batch II): US$350 million per ship (price included ammunition, maintenance packages signed between Vietnam and Russia )[source] | — |
| Built | 1991–2016[source] | — |
| Planned | 10[source] | — |
| Completed | — | |
| Cancelled | — | |
| Active | — | |
| Type | Frigate[source] | Float-on/float-off[source] Float-on/float-off[source]Zhenhua 33 · Type |
| Propulsion | Twin-shaft CODOG , FPP, 2 × 14,300 + 1 × 6,000 (kW)[source] | electrical from marine diesel generators[source] electrical from marine diesel generators[source]Zhenhua 33 · Propulsion |
| Endurance | 20 days[source] | 18000 nm[source] 18000 nm[source]Zhenhua 33 · Endurance |
| Sensors & processing systems | MR-231-1 Pal navigation radar Mineral-ME shipborne multifunctional radar system (including guidance and target designation functions for cruise missiles ) 5P-26/MR-352 Pozitiv-ME1/-ME1.2 3D active shipborne radars 5P-10E-03E Laska fire control radar for naval gun and CIWS Sonar : MGK-335EM-03 with under-keel antenna[source] | — |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | EW Suite : 2 × Bell Shroud passive intercept, 2 × Bell Squat jammers, Countermeasures : 4 × 16-barreled Pk-16 decoy launchers[source] | None[source] None[source]Zhenhua 33 · Electronic warfare & decoys |
| Armament | Artillery: 1 × 76.2mm AK-176M/MA naval gun 2 × AK-630M CIWS ( Tatarstan and VPN configuration) Cruise missiles : 8 × UKSK VLS cells for Kalibr missiles ( Dagestan ) (up to 16x cells in configurations offered to the export market; options for Club-N , Yakhont and BrahMos missile systems are available) 2 × quadruple launchers (2×4) Kh-35 anti-ship missiles ( Tatarstan and VPN 's Batch I & II configuration) Anti-submarine warfare : 2 × 533mm DTA-53 twin-tube (2×2) torpedo launchers (not featured on VPN 's Batch I) Naval mines Anti-air warfare : 1 × Palash/Palma-SU CIWS featured with 8x Sosna-R short range air defense missiles ( Dagestan and VPN configuration) 1 × Osa-M twin-launcher for 20x 9M33M short range air defense missiles ( Tatarstan ) 12 × Shtil-1 VLS cells for 9M317ME medium-range surface-to-air missiles (offered configuration for the export market)[source] | Unarmed[source] Unarmed[source]Zhenhua 33 · Armament |
| Notes | [1][source] | — |
| National origin | Russia[source] | People’s Republic of China (PRC)[source] |
| Commissioned | — | 2012-2015[source] 2012-2015[source]Zhenhua 33 · Commissioned |
| Armour | — | None[source] None[source]Zhenhua 33 · Armour |
| Aircraft carried | — | None[source] None[source]Zhenhua 33 · Aircraft carried |
| Operating arrangement | — | Civilians operate the ship during peacetime for commercial operations, and when activated, the ship will come under PLAN control.[source]Dual-use arrangement; no peacetime active naval stock inferred |
| Deck area | — | 7,700 square meters[source]Deck area, not hull dimensions |