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Petya-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 4
Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 3 of 4
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Measured figures
Length
Single source81.8 m (268 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Petya-class frigate | Type 054A frigate |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 shaft CODAG 2 gas turbines - 30,000 hp (22,000 kW) 1 diesel - 6,000 hp (4,500 kW)[source] | CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts[source] |
| Name | Petya class (Project 159)[source] | — |
| Operators | Soviet Navy (historical) Azerbaijani Navy Egyptian Navy (former) Ethiopian Navy (former) Indian Navy (former) Syrian Navy (former) Ukrainian Navy (former) Vietnam People's Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Riga class[source] | Type 054 frigate |
134 m (440 ft)[source]
Unspecified
Single source180人[source]Unspecified
at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Single sourceat 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Single source4,870 nautical miles (9,020 km; 5,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) 450 nautical miles (830 km; 520 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[source]
estimated at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Single source3,800 nautical miles (4,400 mi; 7,000 km) estimated at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Succeeded by | Mirka class[source] | Type 054B frigate[source] |
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| Subclasses | Arnala -class corvettes[source] | Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)[source] |
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| Completed | 54[source] | — |
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| Active | 46[source] |
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| Laid up | 1 (uncertain)[source] | — |
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| Retired | 48[source] | — |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radar Don-2 Slim Net Hawk Screech Sonar - Herkules hull mounted & dipping sonar[source] | Type 382 Radar Type 344 Radar (Mineral-ME Band Stand ) target acquisition and SSM fire control radar 4 × MR-90 Front Dome SAM fire control radars MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system H/SJG-206 towed array sonar ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11 A/B, to be upgraded) SNTI-240 SATCOM AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM[source] |
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| Armament | 4 76 mm (3 in) guns (2x2) 4 RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers (2 in some ships) 5 406 mm (16 in) anti-submarine torpedo tubes (10 tubes in some ships) export version had 1x3 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes[source] | 1 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS HHQ-16 SAM Yu-8 anti-submarine missile 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun (Type 054A and Type 054A+) or 1 x H/PJ-87 100 mm naval gun (Type 054AG) 2 × 30 mm Type 730 7-barrel gun-based CIWS or Type 1130 11-barrel gun-based CIWS 2 × 3 324 mm Yu-7 torpedo launchers 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher[source] |
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| Country of origin | Soviet Union[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 4, cell 6; revision 1377745376; retrieved 2026-09-30 | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Builders | — | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard[source] |
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| Cost | — | US$348 million (est. 2015)[source] |
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| Built | — | 2005–present[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| Planned | — | 50[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system Kashtan-3 missile jamming system[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | Type 054A: Harbin Z-9 C or Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' Type 054AG: Harbin Z-20 family helicopter including Z-20F anti-submarine version and the Z-20J naval utility version[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | hangar[source] |
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