054/A FFG Thread II
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¦^��: Re: 054 Series Frigate Thread 2
That confused me initially, I thought it looked like a European vessel!
new pennant number painting style
That confused me initially, I thought it looked like a European vessel!
anyway I liked the older pennant stype :/
lcloo
Captain
I believe those ships with new white pennant numbers will be joining the rumoured new indpendent fleet escorting CV16, an experimental/training aircraft carrier combat group.
W will have to wait to see after CV16 completed her current sea trial if this is true, but I am willing to bet on my speculation.
W will have to wait to see after CV16 completed her current sea trial if this is true, but I am willing to bet on my speculation.
Okay, my site lists it as follows, by Pennant number and by launch date and shipyard:
FFG 529 Zhoushan,2006-1221, HD
FFG 530 Xuzhou, 2006-0930, HP
FFG 531 Unnamed, 2013-nnnn HP
FFG 532 Unnamed, 2013-nnnn HD
FFG 538 Yantai, 2010-0824, HP
FFG 546 Yancheng, 2011-0428, HP
FFG 547 Linyi, 2011-1210, HD
FFG 548 Yiyang, 2009-1115, HP
FFG 549 Changzhou,2010-0520, HD
FFG 550 Weifang, 2013-nnnn, HP
FFG 568 Hengyang,2007-0523, HP
FFG 569 Yulin, 2009-0428, HP
FFG 570 Huangshan, 2007-0318,HD
FFG 571 Yuncheng, 2009-0208, HP
FFG 572 Yueyang, 2011-1214 HP
FFG 573 Liuzhou, 2012-0712 HD
FFG 574 Shaoyang, 2012-0509 HP
FFG 575 Qinzhou, 2013-nnnn HD
Note: Of these 18 planned vessels, four, 531, 532, 550, and 575 are currently still building (October 2012) and it is rumored that 531 and 532 may well be an improved version, the Type 054B. If this is so, then there will be two Type 054s, 16 Type 054As, and the first two of an undetermined number of Type 054Bs. If 531 and 532 remain in the standard Type 054A configuartion, then there will be a total of 18 Type 054As.
imThios is as shown on my own
escobar
Brigadier
It seems the additional ships ordered by PLAN are just 054A (maybe 054A+) but not 054B.
Yes. It seems we are not sure exactly what the 531 and 532 configuration will be. Until I know better, and actually see the new vessels coming out looking or outfitted differently, I am keep them on my Type054A list. I just wanted to note the rumors for the time being.