Chinese frigate Dongguan

Dongguan (560) is a Type 053H1G (Jianghu-V) frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy.

Dongguan
History
China
Name: Dongguan
Namesake: Dongguan
Builder: Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai[1]
Completed: 1995[1]
Status: in active service, as of 2012
General characteristics [2]
Class and type: Type 053 frigate
Displacement:
  • 1,425 long tons (1,448 t) empty
  • 1,702 long tons (1,729 t) full
Length: 103.22 m (338 ft 8 in)
Beam: 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Draught: 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × 8,000 shp (5,966 kW) 12E390VA diesel engines
  • 2 × 16PA6V280BTC diesel generators
  • 2 shafts
Speed: 25.6 knots (47.4 km/h; 29.5 mph)
Endurance: 15 days
Complement: 200
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Type 360S 2D E/F-band air/surface search radar
  • Type 517A A-Band radar
  • Type 343G I/J-band main gun and missile targeting radar
  • Type 341 I-band anti-aircraft targeting radar
  • Racal Decca RM-1290 navigation radars
  • SJD-5 hull-mounted MF sonar
  • SJC-1B reconnaissance sonar
  • SJX-4 communications sonar
  • Type 651A IFF
  • ZJK-3A combat intelligence centre
Armament:

The frigate is based at Mischief Reef, 76 nautical miles from Half Moon Shoal, Spratly Islands in South China Sea.[3] On 25 February 2011 she was involved in a confrontation in Jackson Atoll with three fishing boats from the Philippines.[4] She ran aground on Half Moon Shoal on 11 July 2012.[5][3]

See also

Spratly Islands dispute

References
  1. "Jianghu-class frigates". globalsecurity.org. 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. "Type 053H1G (Jianghu-V Class) Missile Frigate". SinoDefence.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  3. Jaime Laude (14 July 2012). "China ship runs aground near Phl". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  4. George Amurao (21 July 2012). "A shoal too far in South China Sea". Asia Times Online. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  5. Austin Ramzy (24 July 2012). "China's Newest City Raises Threat of Conflict in South China Sea". time.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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