AWarships
River-class frigate
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AWarships
At a glance
River-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 3
Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
o/a
Single sourcep/p
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | River-class frigate | Type 054A frigate |
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| Power | 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion , 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW ) (except Cam , Chelmer , Ettrick , Halladale , Helmsdale , and Tweed ; Parsons single reduction steam turbines , 6,500 shp (4,800 kW)[source] | CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts[source] |
| Operators | World War II : Royal Navy Royal Australian Navy Royal Canadian Navy Free French Naval Forces Royal Netherlands Navy South African Navy United States Navy Post–World War II Argentine Navy Royal Ceylon Navy ; (later, the Sri Lanka Navy ) Chilean Navy Royal Danish Navy Dominican Navy Egyptian Navy Indian Navy Israeli Navy Royal Malaysian Navy Royal Moroccan Navy Myanmar Navy Royal New Zealand Navy Royal Norwegian Navy Pakistan Navy Peruvian Navy Portuguese Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy[source] |
| Succeeded by | Loch class[source] | Type 054B frigate |
283 ft (86.3 m) p/p 301.25 ft (91.8 m) o/a[source]
Length
Single source134 m (440 ft)[source]
Unspecified
Single source180人[source]Unspecified
at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) with; 440 long tons (447 t) oil fuel
Single source7,200 nmi (13,300 km; 8,300 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) with; 440 long tons (447 t) oil fuel[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.
| Subclasses | RN group I, RN group II, RAN group I, RAN group II, RCN group[source] | Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)[source] |
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| In commission | 1942[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| Planned | 30[source] | 50[source] |
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| Completed | 151[source] | — |
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| Cancelled | — |
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| Active | 1 as training ship 1 converted to yacht[source] | 46[source] |
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| Lost | 5 World War II 2 Suez Crisis 10 expended[source] | — |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Armament | 2 × QF 4 in (102 mm)/40 Mk.XIX guns , single mounts CP Mk.XXIII Up to 10 × QF 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon A/A on twin mounts Mk.V and single mounts Mk.III 1 × Hedgehog 24 spigot A/S projector 8 × depth charge throwers , 2 × rails , Up to 150 depth charges[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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| Notes | Other data per RN group I[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | SC radar[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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| Country of origin | United Kingdom, Norway[source] | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Canadian Vickers[source] Walkers Limited[source] Ferguson Marine[source] Hall, Russell & Company[source] Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company[source] Henry Robb[source] Smiths Dock Company[source] A. & J. Inglis[source] Davie Shipbuilding[source] Charles Hill & Sons[source] Evans Deakin and Company[source] Fleming and Ferguson[source] Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company[source] John Crown & Sons Ltd[source] Mort's Dock[source] Williamstown Dockyard[source] Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 054 frigate[source] |
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| Cost | — | US$348 million (est. 2015)[source] |
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| Built | — | 2005–present[source] |
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| Type | — | Frigate[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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