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Type 053H3 frigate is a frigate. Reported operators include People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force Bangladesh Navy.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 112 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 112 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 112 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 112 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 112 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Type 053H3
People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force Bangladesh Navy
Type 053H2G
Type 054
Zulfiquar class ( Pakistan Navy )
10
10
8 (PLAN Surface Force) 2 (Bangladesh Navy)
Frigate
2,250 tons standard, 2,393 tons full load
112 m (367 ft 5 in)
12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)
4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
CODAD , 2 shaft, 2 x 18E390VA diesel at 23,600 hp (17,600 kW) 2 x MTU diesel at 8,715 hp (6,499 kW)
28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 to 16 knots (28 to 30 km/h)
21
168 (with 30 officers)
Type 360 Radar (SR60) surface search, E/F band Type 517H-1 (Knife Rest) 2D long-range air search, A-band Type 345 Radar (MR35) HQ-7 surface-to-air missile fire-control, J-band Type 352 Radar (Square Tie) surface search and SSM fire control, I-band Type 343GA (Wasp Head) fire control radar for main gun, G/H-band 2 × Type 347G/EFR-1 (Rice Lamp) dual 37 mm AA gun fire control, I-band 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radar, I-band
Data link : HN-900 (Chinese equivalent of Link 11 A/B, to be upgraded) Communication : SNTI-240 SATCOM Combat Data System: ZKJ-3C RWD-8 (Jug Pair) intercept Type 981-3 EW Jammer SR-210 Radar warning receiver Type 651A IFF 2 × Type 946/PJ-46 15-barrel decoy rocket launchers
8 × YJ-83 SSM in 2 x 4-cell box launchers 1 × 8-cell HQ-7 surface-to-air missile system (replaced with 1 x 8-cell HQ-10 on PLA ships) 1 × H/PJ-33B dual 100 mm gun (automatic) 4 × Type 76A dual 37 mm AA guns (replaced with 2 x Type 630 30mm guns on PLA ships) 2 × 6-tube Type 3200 ASW rocket launchers (36 rockets) 2 × DC racks & launcher
Harbin Z-9 C
Hangar
1 521 嘉兴 / Jiaxing City of Jiaxing Hudong , Shanghai 10 August 1997 August 1998 East Sea Fleet Active
5 564 宜昌 / Yichang City of Yichang Huangpu, Guangzhou October 1998 December 1999 North Sea Fleet Active / Relegated to training role
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Type 053H3 frigate equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force Bangladesh Navy
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