FFG 054/054A Thread

[RavenWing278]

im no expert in ship-building but how come the 054A's at HP are built indoors with less scaffolding and the one at HD is out side and loaded with scaffolding?

 

[bd popeye]

im no expert in ship-building but how come the 054A's at HP are built indoors with less scaffolding and the one at HD is out side and loaded with scaffolding?

The ships are simply in diffrent stages of construction. all that scafolding means is the ship is being painted. Or the hull finished in some manner. They maybe doing a final inspection of the welds on the hull.

 

[panzerkom]

If the picture really shows a third 054A being construsted,It will be a breakthru for PLAN modern warship construction. Cos they never gone beyond being more than 2 of the same kind. We can more or else comfirm,it will go into mass production... :china:

These are frigates that's gonna replace the Jianghu, I think that's why.

As a side note, no raised platform for the HQ-7. -- Is it confirmed that it'll have VLS? If so, any educated guess on which type?

 

[joshuatree]

These are frigates that's gonna replace the Jianghu, I think that's why.

As a side note, no raised platform for the HQ-7. -- Is it confirmed that it'll have VLS? If so, any educated guess on which type?

Do you think the 054s will replace all the Jianghus (I-V)? That's about 30+ ships. Would it be a 1:1 replacement? That would be a serious upgrade for PLAN. Then, do you think all the Jianghus will find a second life in the Coast Guard?

 

[panzerkom]

Probably not a 1-to-1 ratio since the Jiangkai is much more capable. It's probably gonna take at least a decade for all the Jinghus to be phased out, it took the USN longer than that to get rid of its Spruance class after the first Arleigh Burke class was commissioned.

And I wouldn't be surprised to see 054Bs and 054Cs with the same basic hull design but different weapons systems either.

 

[joshuatree]

It may be possible that it would be a 1:1 replacement. Of course that would mean increasing and expanding the capabilities of PLAN but that's no surprise, it's their number one goal. I think you are right, we'll probably see newer and newer variations of the 054s as they get built out.

 

[kickars]

As a side note, no raised platform for the HQ-7. -- Is it confirmed that it'll have VLS? If so, any educated guess on which type?

Do you mean 054 or 054A. If it's 054 you are talking about, then I'd like to know are they just gonna upgrade the HQ-7 to HQ-7A, or they will fit a completely different system.

 

[Gollevainen]

No, he is talking about the 054A. Well those who haven't followed the class's birth, yeas there is a VLS with HHQ-16 SAM a chinese derivation of the russian Shtill missile. The depate is more down exactly how many missiles are onboard as the views of the uncovered VLS console has been too hazy and controversial to make solid determition.

 

[panzerkom]

No, he is talking about the 054A. Well those who haven't followed the class's birth, yeas there is a VLS with HHQ-16 SAM a chinese derivation of the russian Shtill missile. The depate is more down exactly how many missiles are onboard as the views of the uncovered VLS console has been too hazy and controversial to make solid determition.

Ah, thank you, Gollevainen.

 

[maozedong]

I saw 054A pic, 1st and 2nd ship are different, these two older 054A(#525,#526) epuiped with HQ-7 missile, and the hull is different.
sources from internet that China total has 3 of 054A just left shipyard into water from oct,last year, the 4th 054A still in ship yard, from the photo the hull almost done, and the 5th 054A just started to build. plus #525,#526,suppose to be 5 of 054A already into water?
from the latest photos that show new vision of 054A, the hull is improved, and VSL installed at frond of the ship.
this is the photo shows VSL:

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