054/A FFG Thread II

[franco-russe]

Hopefully you will overcome your distaste of this kind of lists and publish those you encounter, because I have become a collector of them. While fully understanding that they may contain untruths or half-truths, inaccuracies and misunderstandings, they still provide the best insight into the direction the PLAN is heading.

I do not completly understand what you are saying about flotillas. You say that 1st Destroyer Flotilla is all destroyers, and it does in fact comprise the largest number of any, namely six (107, 108, 112, 113, 115, 116), but then you add the “associated” (I would say subordinate) 14th Frigate Squadron with its three JIANGHU III frigates. With the transfer of this squadron from ESF to NSF in 1999/2000, each of the six destroyer flotillas had at least one frigate squadron, with the 2nd and 6th Destroyer Squadrons having two each.

You further say that 6th Destroyer Flotilla is likely to get its full complement of four 054As before another flotilla gets any. That may well be so, conforming to the previous pattern, but if that is the case we shall soon know, as HP 5 will then not be 538 YANTAI, nor perhaps will HP 6 be 550 SIPING, but they will rather be 546 and 547.

 

[tphuang]

I really have no clue who puts these list together, but I can only say that even those big shrimps I truly respect can only make rough estimates on where these things go. And I'm not 100% convinced that it will be 1 054A in HP and 1 in HD. In the 053 series, it was mostly built in HD shipyard. And obviously with HD taking more projects with Type 071 and others, it is quite possible that HP shipyard has taken over the load.

As for the exact association between the destroyer flotilla and frigate flotilla, I don't think it's 100% clear at the moment. I think PLAN is going through some long term changes and possibly creating a new blue water fleet that bases in Sanya. So, a lot of the flotilla are really in transition stage right now.

 

[Jeff Head]

Didn't know if these pics of 548 and the newer 054A had been shown here on SD yet.

 

[no_name]

I think I may have seen this set before, also according to the chart (not knowing how credible it is) no. 548 should already be operational.

 

[A.Man]

The Growing "Soft Power"

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[bd popeye]

A.Man..how about a simple translation of that video? We all dod not speak the many Chinese languages.

 

[MwRYum]

A.Man..how about a simple translation of that video? We all dod not speak the many Chinese languages.

Well I can help a bit...
That's the Phoenix TV newsreel of FFG 530 Xuzhou on special escort duty, flanking the chartered greek ferry that carries Chinese citizens evacuate from Libya. FFG 530 greeted the ferry with its horn, then its commissar, via radio, announced to the ferry of their mission.
When asked how long the FFG 530 will say on station in the Mediterranean before return to the Somalia expedition mission, the commissar replied it'd depend on the progress of the evacuation.

 

[A.Man]

Sections Before Putting Them Together

054 or 056?

 

[sealordlawrence]

There is more than one ship there

 

[no_name]

Apparently according to this blog (

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"We also have what appears to be the 5th 054A from HD shipyard getting ready to be launched. There are also traces of a 6th 054A at HD shipyard, although it is not confirmed yet."

"The 5th 054A from HP shipyard is also remarkably far along. I am not sure if it has started sea trials yet, but looks like all of the sensors have been fitted at least."

"The 6th 054A from HP shipyard is hidden behind one of the rescue ships from maritime agencies. It looks to be quite far along and will be ready to be launched soon."

"Remarkably, the 7th 054A from HP shipyard is also taking shape. As you can see, the ship module next to the 5th 054A looks like the front section of a new 054A."

So 6+7 would give a total of 13 know ships so far?