Type 056 corvette
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | list error: <br /> list (help) Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard |
| Operators |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Preceded by | Type 053H3 frigate |
| Planned | 16? |
| Building | 7 + |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Corvette |
| Displacement | 1400 ~ 1700 tons (est) |
| Length | 85m - 90m (est) |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 2× 4-cell YJ-83 (C-803) anti-ship missiles, amidships 1× FL-3000N 8-round SAM launcher, aft |
The Type 056 corvette is a Chinese light warship that entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy in 2012 as a replacement for the Jianghu class frigate and the Type 037 series of patrol vessels.
History
Following the development of the Pattani class corvette for the Royal Thai Navy in the mid 2000s, speculation of a domestic variant of the design was rife. The speculations were confirmed in November 2010 during a visit by Maj. Gen. Wang Junli, Deputy commander of the Hong Kong Garrison and the Hong Kong University's Vice-Chancellor Tsui Lap-chee[1] when a model of the Type 056 was presented.
Design
The Type 056 has a stealthy hull design with sloped surface and a reduced superstructure clutter. There is a helipad at the stern but has no organic helicopter support facilities.
The main anti-ship armament were YJ-83 sea-skimming anti-ship cruise missiles in two four-cell launchers. The primary anti-aircraft armament is one FL-3000N short range missile system with 8 rounds. A 76 mm main gun based on a Russian AK-176 is mounted forward.
Ships
| Number | Pennant No | Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Home Port | Status |
| 1 | - | - | HD | 23 May 2012[2] | - | - | Fitting out | |
| 2 | 596 | 惠州 / Huizhou | HP | 3 June 2012 | - | - | Fitting out | |
| 3 | 584 | - | WC | 2(?) August 2012 | - | - | Fitting out | |
| 4 | - | - | LN | 9(?)August 2012 | - | - | - | Fitting out |
| 5 | - | - | HD | 19 August 2012 | - | - | - | Fitting out |
| 6 | 597 ? | - | HP | ? August 2012 | - | - | - | Under construction |
| 7 | - | - | HD | - | - | - | - | Under construction |
| 8 | - | - | HP? | Under construction | ||||
| 9 | WC? | |||||||
| 10 | LN? | |||||||
| 11 | ? | |||||||
| 12 | ? |
References
- ^ "HKU members met People's Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong during campus visit". 4 November 2005. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "PLA corvette 'launched' amid tensions". Globaltimes.cn. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
