Type 053 frigate

Type 053H frigate Huai'an in Shanghai, 2012
Class overview
Builders	Hudong Shipyard Jiangnan Shipyard
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force  Royal Thai Navy  Bangladesh Navy  Egyptian Navy  Myanmar Navy
Preceded by	Type 065 Jiangnan class
Succeeded by	Type 053H2G Jiangwei-I class in People's Liberation Army Navy Naresuan class in Royal Thai Navy
Subclasses	Type 053H Jianghu-I [zh] Type 053H1 Jianghu-II [zh] Type 053H2 Jianghu-III [zh] Type 053H1Q Jianghu-IV Type 053H1G Jianghu-V [zh] Type 053K Jiangdong [zh] Najim al Zafir (Egyptian Navy Type 053H) Chao Phraya (Royal Thai Navy Type 053H2)
In service	1974
Completed	14 Type 053H Jianghu-I 9 Type 053H1 Jianghu-II 3 Type 053H2 Jianghu-III 1 Type 053H1Q Jianghu-IV 6 Type 053H1G Jianghu-V 2 Type 053K Jiangdong class 4 Chao Phraya (Royal Thai Navy Type 053H2)
Active	China: 3 (2 Type 053H1G, 1 Type 053H1) Bangladesh: 2 (Type 053H2) Thailand: 4 (Type 053H2) Myanmar: 2 (Type 053H1) Egypt: 0 (Excluding all reclassified Coast Guard and training ships)
Retired	25
Preserved	8
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	1,700 to 2,000 tons
Length	103 to 112 m
Beam	10 to 12 m
Draught	3 to 4 m
Propulsion	2 to 4 diesel engines 16,000 to 22,000 shp
Speed	32 knots [1]
Range	7408km (4000nm)
Complement	160 to 200
Sensors and processing systems	Type 354 Radar (Eye Shield) 2D air/surface search, I-band Type 352 Radar (Square Tie) surface search fire-control, I-band Type 343 (Wasp Head) fire control radar for main gun, G/H-band Type 341 fire control radar for dual Type 76 twin 37 mm AA gun 2 x Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band
Armament	Many variations amongst sub-classes
Aircraft carried	Some carry 1 helicopter: Harbin Z-9C

The Type 053 is a family of Chinese frigates that served with the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force, and a small number of foreign navies.

Nomenclature for Chinese warships was temporarily changed during the Cultural Revolution, and some subclasses gained different NATO reporting names.