_20151213.jpg) Wenzhou underway on 13 December 2015
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| Name | Wenzhou |
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| Builder | Huangpu, Shanghai |
| Launched | November 2003 |
| Commissioned | 26 September 2005 |
| Homeport | Zhoushan |
| Identification | Pennant number: 526 |
| Motto | Chinese:"忠诚，团结，勇敢，制胜！" English:"Loyalty, unity, courage, winning for victory!" |
| Nickname(s) | Venti（“温迪”） |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type 054 frigate |
| Displacement | 3,900 tons |
| Length | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Beam | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Draught | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Propulsion | Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD), 4× SEMT Pielstick 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each |
| Speed | 27 kn (50 km/h) estimated |
| Range | 8,025 nautical miles (14,900 km) estimated |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9C |
| Aviation facilities | hangar |
Wenzhou (526) is a Type 054 frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 26 September 2005.
Development and design
Main article: Type 054 frigateThe Type 054 has a stealthy hull design with sloped surfaces, radar absorbent materials, and a reduced superstructure clutter.
The main anti-ship armament were YJ-83 sea-skimming anti-ship cruise missiles in two four-cell launchers. It retained the HQ-7 SAM, an improved version of the French Crotale, from the preceding Type 053H3; the HQ-7 had a ready-to-fire 8-cell launcher, with 16 stored in the automatic reloader. Short range defence was improved with four AK-630 CIWS turrets. A 100 mm main gun, also based on a French design, was mounted.
Construction and career
Wenzhou was launched in November 2003 at the China State Shipbuilding Corporation in Shanghai. Commissioned on 26 September 2005.
On January 1, 2013, several PLA Navy East China Sea Fleet ships, including the Wenzhou and Ma'anshan, conducted offensive and defensive exercises in a certain sea area. On February 5, the Japanese government protested to China, claiming that Wenzhou used fire control radar to target and warn the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's carrier-borne helicopter on January 19. In late June 2013, Wenzhou and Fuzhou were formed into small-scale combat operations, and in the form of shift duty, a real-force confrontation exercise in a complex electromagnetic environment was carried out in a certain sea area. In mid-September 2013, Wenzhou went to a certain sea area to perform combat readiness patrol missions, patrolling offshore derricks, and conducted training in non-war military operations such as temporary seizures, tracking and surveillance.
References
- "人民海军新一代战舰"马鞍山舰"今天命名授旗-歌舞-中安在线-安徽新闻". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- "Home". mod.gov.cn.
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