Type 053H3 frigate

	Jiaxing (521) underway in 2005
Class overview
Name	Type 053H3
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force; Bangladesh Navy;
Preceded by	Type 053H2G
Succeeded by	Type 054
Subclasses	Zulfiquar class (Pakistan Navy)
Planned	10
Completed	10
Active	8 (PLAN Surface Force); 2 (Bangladesh Navy);
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	2,250 tons standard, 2,393 tons full load
Length	112 m (367 ft 5 in)
Beam	12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	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);
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 to 16 knots (28 to 30 km/h)
Complement	168 (with 30 officers)
Sensors and ; processing systems	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;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Data link: HN-900 (Chinese equivalent of Link 11A/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;
Armament	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 × PJ33A 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;
Aircraft carried	Harbin Z-9C
Aviation facilities	Hangar

The Type 053H3 (NATO reporting name: Jiangwei II) is a class of Chinese frigates that entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force in the 1990s and 2000s. The class comprised ten vessels, all of which remain in active service except for two which have been sold to the Bangladesh Navy.^[3]^[4]^[5] They were a follow-on of the Type 053H2G (Jiangwei I) class. The Zulfiquar-class frigate used by the Pakistan Navy was based on the Type 053H3.^[6]

^ "Type 053H3 / Jiangwei II Class Frigates". Naval Technology. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
^ "Jiangwei frigates- People's Liberation Army Navy". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
^ Jane's Fighting Ships, 2023-24 Edition, ISBN 978-0-7106-3428 3, page 145.
^ Dominguez, Gabriel (20 December 2019). "China hands over two ex-PLAN frigates to Bangladesh Navy". Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
^ Wang, Shichun (20 December 2019). Huang, Panyue (ed.). "Bangladesh Navy receives two Chinese frigates". China Military. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^ "Sword / F-22P Class Frigates". Naval Technology. Retrieved 10 May 2011.

[1] "Type 053H3 / Jiangwei II Class Frigates". Naval Technology. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

[2] "Jiangwei frigates- People's Liberation Army Navy". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

[JFS_2023-24-3] Jane's Fighting Ships, 2023-24 Edition, ISBN 978-0-7106-3428 3, page 145.

[Dominguez-4] Dominguez, Gabriel (20 December 2019). "China hands over two ex-PLAN frigates to Bangladesh Navy". Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 26 December 2019.

[Wang-5] Wang, Shichun (20 December 2019). Huang, Panyue (ed.). "Bangladesh Navy receives two Chinese frigates". China Military. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[6] "Sword / F-22P Class Frigates". Naval Technology. Retrieved 10 May 2011.

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Class overview
Jiaxing (521) underway in 2005
Name	Type 053H3
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force Bangladesh Navy
Preceded by	Type 053H2G
Succeeded by	Type 054
Subclasses	Zulfiquar class (Pakistan Navy)
Planned	10
Completed	10
Active	8 (PLAN Surface Force) 2 (Bangladesh Navy)
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	2,250 tons standard, 2,393 tons full load
Length	112 m (367 ft 5 in)
Beam	12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	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)
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)^[2]
Range	5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 to 16 knots (28 to 30 km/h)
Complement	168 (with 30 officers)
Sensors and processing systems	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
Electronic warfare & decoys	Data link: HN-900 (Chinese equivalent of Link 11A/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
Armament	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 × PJ33A 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^[1]
Aircraft carried	Harbin Z-9C
Aviation facilities	Hangar