PLAN vs. USN FFG SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON
By Jeff Head - Last Update: January 25, 2013




This page provides a comparison between guided-missile frigates of the People's Republic of China Navy and those of the US Navy. Currently the Chinese are very rapidly increasing their numbers of modern firgates:
FFG - GENERAL PURPOSE - PLAN FFG - GENERAL PURPOSE - USN
TYPE 054(A) (Jiangkai I & II)
Qty: 20 (more building)
Length: 410 ft (125m) est.
Beam: 50 ft (15m) est.
Draft: 20 ft (6m) est.
Displace (Full): 3,600 ton est. (054)
Displace (Full): 4,000 ton est. (054A)
Propulsion: 4 SEMT Pielstick, codad, 2 shafts
Speed: 32+ knots
Range: 6,500 nautical miles (18 knots) est.
Crew: 250 est.
Helicopter(s): 1 KA-27 ASW
Sensors:
- Type 363S, MR36A Radars (054)
- Fregat M2EM Top Plate, Front dome (054A)
- Unknown Sonars
Armament:
- 1 x 8 HQ-7 (054)
- 1 x 32 VLS 9M38/HQ-16 (054A)
- 8 x YJ-83 SSM
- 1 x 76mm DP Guns
- 4 x AK-630 30mm CIWS (054)
- 2 x Type 730 30mm CIWS (054A)
- 6 x 533mm torpedoes
- 2 x Type 87 240mm, 6 tube ASW rockets ea.







O.H. Perry
Qty: 27
Displacement: 4,100 t
Crew: 215
Speed: 30 knots
Aircraft: 2 helo
Armament:
1 - 76mm DP
1 - 30mm Autocannon
1 - 20mm CIWS
6 - MK32 Torpedo tubes
TYPE 053 (Jiangwei)
Qty: 20
Displacement: 2,400 t
Crew: 168
Speed: 28 knots
Aircraft: 1 helo
Armament:
8 - LR ASM
12 - SR AAW
1 - Dual 100mm DP
4 - Dual 37mm AAW
2 - 6 Tube ASW rockets
TYPE 053 (Jianghu)
Qty: 22
Displacement: 2,000 t
Crew: 200
Speed: 28 knots
Aircraft: 0
Armament:
8 - LR ASM
2 - Dual 100mm DP
4 - Dual 37mm AAW
2 - 6 Tube ASW rockets
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Jeff Head is an engineering consultant with many years experience in the power, defense, and computer industries. He currently works for the federal government helping maintain and protect regional infrastructure. He is a member of the U.S. Naval Institute, and is also the author of a self-published and best-selling series of military techno-thrillers called the Dragon's Fury that projects a fictional third world war arising out of current events. You can learn more about that series by clicking on the pictures of the novel covers below:


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