CNS Luohe, the first ship of the Type 054B that has a hull number "545," was put into service at a military port in Qingdao, in the eastern China's Shandong province. The new warship has a ...

A brief overview of China’s Type 054A frigate Chinese engineers began conceptualizing a successor design to China’s Type 054A frigate in the 2010s. These guided-missile warships, heavily ...

The Type 054B frigates have been developed and produced independently by China. The Type 054A frigate weighs 4,000 tons, meaning the new class of warship is 25 percent heavier than its predecessor.

Now that China’s latest frigate has been commissioned with the PLAN, the vessel joins around 233 other warships in the fleet. Beijing achieved yet another naval milestone this week when the ...

China Unveils the Type 054B Frigate China has marked a significant leap in naval warfare with the commissioning of its first Type 054B frigate, Luohe. The vessel was formally inducted on January 22, ...

Currently, the Navy's frigate forces mainly consist of Type 054A ships, which began to be deployed in 2008. According to pictures published by the Navy, the Luohe has 32 vertical launching cells that ...

China’s first Type 054B frigate, the Luohe, was commissioned into the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) on Wednesday. The ship class, referred to by the U.S. and NATO as the Jiangkai III class, ...

Three Chinese warships arrived in the port city of Karachi on June 10 for a four-day goodwill and training visit. Our author offers an estimate, focusing on the Type 054A (Jiangkai-II) frigate.

Currently, the Navy's frigate forces mainly consist of the Type 054A ships, which started to be deployed in 2006.

China's first Type 054B frigate, the Luohe, is commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy on January 22, 2025 at a military port in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province. Photo: Xinhua The ...

The Type 054B design differs significantly from the Type 054A, with 15 metres of additional length (at a full length of around 150 metres). It is also wider in the beam at 17 metres. The Type 054B ...

The Type 054B frigates have been developed and produced independently by China. The Type 054A frigate weighs 4,000 tons, meaning the new class of warship is 25 percent heavier than its predecessor. As ...