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Sachsen-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3
Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 0 of 3
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Measured figures
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Single source180人[source]Unspecified
crew 13 aircrew
Single source230 crew 13 aircrew[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | Sachsen-class frigate | Type 054A frigate |
|---|---|---|
| Builders | Blohm + Voss Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[source] | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | German Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Lütjens class[source] | Type 054 frigate[source] |
| Succeeded by | F127[source] | Type 054B frigate[source] |
| Cost | ~€2 billion program cost[source] | US$348 million (est. 2015)[source] |
| Built | 1999–2006[source] | 2005–present[source] |
| In commission | 2003–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Planned | 50[source] | |
| Completed | — | |
| Canceled | — | |
| Active | 46[source] | |
| Type | Frigate[source] | Frigate[source] |
| Propulsion | 2 × MTU V20 diesel engines 1 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine 2 × controllable-pitch propellers[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | 1 × Thales Nederland SMART-L air and surface surveillance radar 1 × Thales Nederland APAR air and surface search, tracking, and guidance radar 1 × Hensoldt TRS-4D mult-function AESA radar (modernization) 2 × STN Atlas 9600-M multi-function ARPA radars 1 × STN Atlas MSP 500 electro-optical fire control system 1 × STN Atlas DSQS-24B bow 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] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | 1 FL 1800 S II ECM suite 6 Sippican Hycor SRBOC launcher[source] | 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] |
| Armament | 1 × OTO-Melara 76 mm dual-purpose gun 2 × Mauser MLG 27 27 mm autocannons 32 × Mk 41 cells for SM-2 and RIM-162 ESSM surface-to-air missiles 2 × RAM launchers 2 × quadruple Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers 2 × triple torpedo launchers with MU90 Impact torpedoes[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] |
| Aircraft carried | 2 × Sea Lynx Mk.88A or 2 NH90 helicopters[source] | 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] |
| National origin | Germany[source] | — |
| Subclasses | — | Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)[source] |
| Aviation facilities | — | hangar[source] |
| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[source] |