PLAN commissions 25th Type 056 corvette

[Zarvan]

China's People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN's) 25th Type 056 Jiangdao-class corvette Tongren, pictured here at its commissioning on 20 February. Source: Chinese internet via haijun360.com
China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned its 25th Type 056 Jiangdao-class corvette on 20 February. Tongren (pennant number 507) entered service with the South Sea Fleet, and will join the 24th Light Frigate Squadron based in Shantou, Guangdong province, about 275 km north-east of Hong Kong.

Although production only commenced in 2012, the Type 056 is already one of the most numerous PLAN ships, with more in build. The 31st hull was launched on 25 December 2015 and there are indications of more in the construction pipeline. In its 2015 assessment of the PLAN's capabilities, the US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) forecast that between 30 and 60 of these ships will be built.

The ONI also assessed that the Type 056 will replace a number of coastal patrol boats and some of the ageing Type 053H Jianghu I-class frigates. Equipped with four 65 n mile-range YJ-83 anti-ship missiles, a 76 mm gun, HQ-10 short-range air-defence missiles, and two triple launchers for lightweight torpedoes, the Type 056 is potentially a more effective, modern platform that will enhance the PLAN's capabilities in littoral waters.

Tongren is the seventh of the class equipped with towed and variable depth sonars, indicating a primary role of anti-submarine warfare (ASW). Three of these are allocated to the South Sea Fleet, the previous commissioning having taken place on 25 January.

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[scythelord]

keep those dumplings coming!

 

[Penguin]

Great. Any news on the numbers of (ancient) small patrol and missile craft that are being decommissioned? Because it would be interesting to keep tabs of the ratio at which the small old boats are replace by new large(r) surface combattants. Aside from replacing obsolete large(r) surface combattants, that is.

 

[lcloo]

Rumour has it that China would induct at least 60 units of class 056 FFL (1300 tonnes) replacing more than 100 units of class 037 sub-chaser/ corvettes (450 tonnes). so that is roughly 1 new one for 2 old ones.

 

[damiendehorn]

Hope to find out when we will recieve our 3rd and 4th of this class. KSL in Bangladesh are expected to build from the 5th onwards....

 

[UKBengali]

Hope to find out when we will recieve our 3rd and 4th of this class. KSL in Bangladesh are expected to build from the 5th onwards....

Should get them this year and commissioning in 2017.

Apart from the single Ulsan class frigate, these are the best ships that BD has and likely
to end up with a grand total of 8 by around 2020.

 

[damiendehorn]

Should get them this year and commissioning in 2017.

Apart from the single Ulsan class frigate, these are the best ships that BD has and likely
to end up with a grand total of 8 by around 2020.

The best part is KSY is to build the last batch of 4.....

 

[UKBengali]

The best part is KSY is to build the last batch of 4.....

In the 2020s, KSY will be building frigates for BD Navy.

 

[dy1022]

In the 2020s, KSY will be building frigates for BD Navy.

How about building 054A VLS frigates in KSY ???

 

[damiendehorn]

How about building 054A VLS frigates in KSY ???

KSY will need further upgrades before it can build Type 054As. Both KSY and CSY are undergoing further expansion and technical upgrade, but that process won't be ready till 2020....

 

[UKBengali]

How about building 054A VLS frigates in KSY ???

Type-054A is getting a little old now.

BD would be looking at the follow on export version
for procurement.