Type 054B frigate

The Type 054B (NATO/OSD Jiangkai III)^[4] is a class of guided-missile frigate under construction for the People's Republic of China. It is a development of the Type 054A frigate, and is around 50% larger than its predecessor.^[5]

Class overview
Builders	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by	Type 054A frigate
Building	2[1][2]
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	5,700 tons[3][1]
Length	150 m (490 ft)[3][1]
Beam	16.8 m (55 ft)[3][1]
Propulsion	CODAD 4 × CS16V27 diesels (7.28 MW (9,760 hp) each) Total: 29.12 MW (39,050 shp)
Armament	1 × 100 mm H/PJ-87 1 × 30 mm H/PJ-11 CIWS 1 × HQ-10 surface-to-air missile launcher 1 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS HHQ-16F surface-to-air missiles 2 x 8 YJ-12 anti-ship missiles 2 × 3 324mm ASW torpedo launchers anti-submarine rocket launchers 2 × 18-tube decoy rocket launchers
Aviation facilities	hangar

Two Type 054B frigates are confirmed to be under construction. The first was launched in August 2023,^[5] and the second followed in around October 2023.^[6]