The Type 053H3 (

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: Jiangwei II) is a

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of Chinese

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s that entered service with the

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in the 1990s and 2000s. The class comprised ten vessels, all of which remain in active service except for two which have been sold to the

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.''Jane's Fighting Ships'', 2023-24 Edition, ISBN 978-0-7106-3428 3, page 145. They were a follow-on of the Type 053H2G (Jiangwei I) class. The used by the

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was based on the Type 053H3.

History

In the 1980s, the PLAN ordered

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(now Hudong–Zhonghua Shipyard) to build a replacement for the Type 053K air defence frigate. The new class was based on the Type 053H2 frigate and designated Type 053H2G. Development was carried out under ''Project 055''. The Type 053H2G was slightly larger than the Type 053H2, and equipped with HQ-61B

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s (SAM). However, the HQ-61 proved unsatisfactory and the class was quickly superseded by the Type 053H3 which was an improved Type 053H2G equipped with HQ-7 SAMs. The HQ-7 was a Chinese-produced version of the French R330 Sea Crotale. Ten Type 053H3s were produced between 1996 and 2005. The most obvious visual distinction between Jiangwei I & II are: The Jiangwei II's have

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instead of HQ-61B SAMs, 8

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anti-ship missiles instead of 6, and aft AAA mounts elevated compared to the Jiangwei I. The Jiangwei II class was briefly equipped with HQ-61B SAM system before being replaced by HQ-7 during upgrade, and some sources claim that the upgraded version is also called Type 057.

Transfers to Bangladesh

The earliest two units, ''Jiaxing'' and ''Lianyungang'', were selected in 2020 for sale to Bangladesh. However, ''Putian'' was subsequently substituted for ''Jiaxing''. Both ships were recommissioned in the Bangladesh Navy on 5 November 2020 and renamed as shown below.

Mid-life upgrade

A limited, mid-life upgrade was observed for the 053H3 starting in 2015. Visible difference include the replacement of the ESM/EW suite/radars to similar systems from the Type 054, replacement of the HQ-7 with the HHQ-10 short range air defense missile and replacement of the 4 × Type 76A 37 mm guns with a new 2 × Type 630 30 mm

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History

Transfers to Bangladesh

Mid-life upgrade

Ships in class

See also

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