{
  "id": "type-054",
  "name": "Type 054 Class (Jiangkai I Class)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Frigate",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2005,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Type 054 (NATO Codename Jiangkai I) frigate is a Chinese multi-role warship that were commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force in 2005. They superseded the Type 053H3 frigates.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 190,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 125,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 14,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "5 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Displacement (standard)",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "3,400 tons",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 3800,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (full load)"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "2 x SEMT Pielstick 16-cylinder PA6 STC diesel; 2 x Shaanxi diesel (license-built MTU 20V 956TB82)",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Engine power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "25,320 hp (18,880 kW) total at 1,084 rpm; 2 shafts hp",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 12038,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "6,500 nm at 33.3 km/h (18 knots)"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 33.6,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Endurance",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "INA km/h",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Radars and sonars",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Type 382 Radar; Type 344 Radar; Type 345; MR-36A Radar; Racal RM-1290",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Aviation facilities",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Helicopter Hanger",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Embarked aircraft",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1 x Ka-28 or Harbin Z-9C helicopter",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "FCS Name",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "See Weapon Systems",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Radar FCS",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "3 x Type 347G gun fire-control",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Search and Attack Sonar 1",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MGK-335 suite w/ Bull Horn active and Whale Tongue passive hull-mounted, medium-frequency search and attack; H/SJG-206 is low frequency towed array sonar, the first towed sonar in China. Developed by ChinaShipbuilding Industry Corporation, it won second place in National Science &…",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Active Protection System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "1 x HZ100 shipborne ECM/ELINT system",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Electronic Warfare",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "1 x Type 922-1 radar warning intercept",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Decoys",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "2 x Type 726-4 18-tube decoy/chaff launcher",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Satellite Communications",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "SNTI-240 SATCOM; AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "ECM/ELINT",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Missile Jamming System",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Kashtan-3 missile jamming system",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Type 76A Twin 37mm AA gun; Type 730 CIWS; HQ-16 Missiles; YJ-83 Missile; Type 87; YU-7 Torpedo; YU-8 ASW Rocket Propelled Torpedo",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "hulls",
      "v": 2,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Hulls listed in the source card"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Type 76A Twin 37mm AA gun",
      "role": "Naval Anti Aircraft",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Naval Anti Aircraft",
        "Caliber": "Munition specific (see ammunition sectio"
      },
      "range_km": 8.4,
      "qty": "1"
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 730 CIWS",
      "role": "Close-In Weapon Station",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Close-In Weapon Station",
        "Guidance": "TR47C J-band radar OFC-3 electro-optical fire control system",
        "Caliber": "30mm",
        "Rate of fire": "1,200-4,200 rounds/minute"
      },
      "range_km": 3,
      "qty": "2 x Type 730 CIWS Stations"
    },
    {
      "name": "HQ-16 Missiles",
      "role": "Surface-to-Air Missile",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Surface-to-Air Missile",
        "Guidance": "Semi-active radar homing",
        "Speed": "Mach 3",
        "Launcher": "1 x 32-cell Vertical Launch System"
      },
      "range_km": 40,
      "qty": "1 x 32-cell VLS System"
    },
    {
      "name": "YJ-83 Missile",
      "role": "Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
        "Guidance": "Inertial navigation/active radar homing terminal guidance",
        "Warhead": "190 kg high-explosive fragmentation",
        "Speed": "Mach 0.9",
        "Launcher": "2 x quad YJ-83 Launchers"
      },
      "range_km": 180,
      "qty": "2 x quad YJ-83 Launcher Systems"
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 87",
      "role": "Type 81G ASW Projectile",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Type 81G ASW Projectile",
        "Guidance": "FCS controlled by sonar",
        "Warhead": "34 kg High Explosive (HE)",
        "Launcher": "Manually reloaded"
      },
      "range_km": 5,
      "qty": "Three 2 x 12 Rockets"
    },
    {
      "name": "YU-7 Torpedo",
      "role": "Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) Torpedo (2 x 3 laucher)",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) Torpedo (2 x 3 laucher)",
        "Guidance": "active / passive acoustic homing",
        "Warhead": "High Explosive (HE)",
        "Warhead weight": "45 kg",
        "Speed": ">45 kts (83 km/h)",
        "Length": "2.7 m"
      },
      "range_km": 14
    },
    {
      "name": "YU-8 ASW Rocket Propelled Torpedo",
      "role": "Light Torpedo",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Light Torpedo",
        "Guidance": "Inertial in flight, passive / active sonar in water",
        "Warhead": "Semi-armor-piercing",
        "Speed": "Supersonic",
        "Length": "Approx 1.2 m"
      },
      "range_km": 20
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "MAANSHAN",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2005 Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "WENZHOU",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2005 Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-054"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "destroyer",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/type-054.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-type-054": {
      "title": "Type 054 Class (Jiangkai I Class) Chinese Frigate",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Type_054_Class_Jiangkai_I_Class_Chinese_Frigate",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}