FFG 054/054A Thread

[tphuang]

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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[Jeff Head]

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tphuang, in case it doesn't get said...thanks for all your hard work overall on the forum, and particularly on this thread for all of the GREAT pics of the Type 054A.

Those are beautiful vessels, with fine lines and what looks to be a very strong armament fitting. Based on your photos I would say that it is clear that the vessels are in serial production, but that will be confirmed in full by time and more pics of more batches being built in these yards.

But to have put out as many as they have in the short time frame we have witnessed tells me that they are going to keep doing that for a while. They have the system down and are cranking them out phenominally fast.

 

[adeptitus]

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?

It's too early to say exactly how many 054's will be build in serial production. For example the Jiangwei class FFG was stopped after 14 ships built.

I think some Jianghu-class FFG's will be given to the Coast Guard, but not all of them. Some will prolly end up being sold at "friendship price" to South Asian or African countries.

 

[tphuang]

tphuang, in case it doesn't get said...thanks for all your hard work overall on the forum, and particularly on this thread for all of the GREAT pics of the Type 054A.

Those are beautiful vessels, with fine lines and what looks to be a very strong armament fitting. Based on your photos I would say that it is clear that the vessels are in serial production, but that will be confirmed in full by time and more pics of more batches being built in these yards.

But to have put out as many as they have in the short time frame we have witnessed tells me that they are going to keep doing that for a while. They have the system down and are cranking them out phenominally fast.

Thanks, I'm actually surprised by how many pictures are coming out these days.

Maybe we will see more photos of Varyag coming out when it gets closer to be launched?

 

[aikea]

New VLS of 054A?

The first one looks a bit odd. Chinese VLS used to be like this one:

Like a silo.

 

[Blitz]

can't tell difference of VLS on two ship from these pictures. and I dont think there will be some difference.

I just wonder how many hh-9 can 052C carry if it is used this new VLS on 054A?

 

[maozedong]

can't tell difference of VLS on two ship from these pictures. and I dont think there will be some difference.

I just wonder how many hh-9 can 052C carry if it is used this new VLS on 054A?

052C VLS with cold launch only carry 48 HH-9, about 054A, the first photo is good pic,we can see the launch well, but still not sure.
usely the round launch well is cold launch, square launch well is hot launch, this new 054A....

 

[scorpioking]

32 units on the front

 

[Gollevainen]

there is only single type of VSLs onboard 054A, in the other picture the one is covered by canavas, and there isent any relation to the HQ-9 launcher onboard 052C, its completely different and for different missile....

to how many, we dont know...there 16 hatches of some sort, but they arent square, but odd rectancular in shape and migth (or as well as Not) house two missiles under one hatch...that sort of conficuration would make the allready similar looking new VSL of Russian Sergei Gorshkov into new ligth as it seems to have similar fit also....

 

[bd popeye]

32 units on the front

Are we going to get into the how many missiles the VLS cell carriers again? I hope not. C'mon PLAN fans.:china: Just rejoice that the PLAN is building World Class FFG's in quanity and probally quality!..The numbers and satitics will be revealed soon enough.