Chinese frigate Xuzhou
{{short description|Type 054A frigate of the PLA Navy}}
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| Ship ordered = | Ship awarded = | Ship builder = Huangpu, Shanghai | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = July 2007 | Ship sponsor = | Ship christened = | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = 27 January 2008 | Ship recommissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship renamed = | Ship reclassified = | Ship refit = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship homeport = | Ship identification = Pennant number: 530 | Ship motto = | Ship nickname = | Ship honours = | Ship honors = | Ship captured = | Ship fate = | Ship status = Active | Ship notes = | Ship badge = See #Emblem }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = Type 054A frigate | Ship displacement = 4,053 tonnes (full) | Ship length = {{convert|134.1|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|16|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship draught = | Ship draft = | Ship propulsion = CODAD, 4 × Shaanxi 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each | Ship speed = 27 knots estimated | Ship range = {{convert|8025|nmi|mi km}} estimated | Ship complement = 165 | Ship sensors = *Type 382 Radar
| Ship EW = *Type 922-1 radar warning receiver | Ship armament = *1 × 32-cell VLS
| Ship armour = | Ship armor = | Ship aircraft = 1 Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9C | Ship aircraft facilities = hangar | Ship notes = }} |
Xuzhou (530) is a Type 054A frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 27 January 2008.
Development and design
{{Main|Type 054A frigate}}
The Type 054A carries HQ-16 medium-range air defence missiles and anti-submarine missiles in a vertical launching system (VLS) system. The HQ-16 has a range of up to 50 km, with superior range and engagement angles to the Type 054's HQ-7. The Type 054A's VLS uses a hot launch method; a shared common exhaust system is sited between the two rows of rectangular launching tubes.舰载武器SHIPBORNE WEAPONS 2013 AUGUST ISSUE
The four AK-630 close-in weapon systems (CIWS) of the Type 054 were replaced with two Type 730 CIWS on the Type 054A. The autonomous Type 730 provides improved reaction time against close-in threats.{{cite web|title=Chinese Navy|url=http://mil.jschina.com.cn/huitong/Jiangkai_Jiangwei.htm|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107054058/http://mil.jschina.com.cn/huitong/Jiangkai_Jiangwei.htm|archivedate=7 January 2007|accessdate=2009-03-27|df=dmy-all}}
Construction and career
Xuzhou was launched on 30 September 2006 at the Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou. She was commissioned on 1 January 2008 in Zhoushan.{{Cite web|url=http://epaper.cnxz.com.cn/xzrb/html/2008-01/28/content_60517.htm|title = "徐州舰"正式命名入列--徐州日报--徐州日报社多媒体数字报}}
On September 26, 2014, Xuzhou, along with the East China Sea Fleet of the People’s Liberation Army Navy, organized a real-fire drill in a complex underwater acoustic environment in a certain area of the South China Sea, and conducted continuous attacks on submarines by surface fleets and successive submarine ambushes, and research and practice for other subjects.{{Cite web|title=海军东海舰队组织复杂水声环境下战雷实射演练_图片频道_新华网|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com//photo/2014-09/27/c_127040400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125142838/http://www.xinhuanet.com//photo/2014-09/27/c_127040400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 25, 2021|access-date=2020-12-21|website=www.xinhuanet.com}}
In February 2016, Xuzhou launched a major exercise mission in the East China Sea. On March 20, an accident occurred when the oil pipeline ruptured on the way back. Fortunately, the crew handled it in time to avoid flashover. On March 26, Xuzhou began to continue its mission.{{Cite web|title=徐州舰险发轰燃事故 3名战士救急-新华网|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com//mil/2016-04/07/c_128870922.htm|access-date=2020-12-21|website=www.xinhuanet.com}}
Xuzhou was deployed as part of China's 29th Escort Task Force in the Gulf of Aden during 2018, where it deployed it's helicopter along with Chinese Naval Special Forces to conduct VBSS operations.{{Cite web |last=Hou |first=Rui |last2=Zhang |first2=Qian |date=2018-08-09 |editor-last=Qiao |editor-first=Nannan |title=我第29批護航編隊舉行反海盜演練 |url=http://www.mod.gov.cn/gfbw/jsxd/hh/4822096.html |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Ministry of National Defense}}
Xuzhou was deployed as part of the 2023 Chinese military exercises around Taiwan, where it came within 5 km of ROCS Yi Yang.{{Cite web |last=Lin |first=Ziying |date=2023-04-09 |title=東部戰區環台島戰備警巡-徐州艦與台灣宜陽艦僅距5海里 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B/886033/%E6%9D%B1%E9%83%A8%E6%88%B0%E5%8D%80%E7%92%B0%E5%8F%B0%E5%B3%B6%E6%88%B0%E5%82%99%E8%AD%A6%E5%B7%A1-%E5%BE%90%E5%B7%9E%E8%89%A6%E8%88%87%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3%E5%AE%9C%E9%99%BD%E8%89%A6%E5%83%85%E8%B7%9D5%E6%B5%B7%E9%87%8C |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=HK01}}
Emblem
The Emblem of the Xuzhou is shield-shaped. It has the PLA emblem along with 4 other stars in the center of the emblem.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-24 |title=看这些舰徽有多“靓”！ ---安徽全民国防教育网 |url=https://gfjy.ahnews.com.cn/gfsp/con/2023-04/24/3613_824304.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222074401/https://gfjy.ahnews.com.cn/gfsp/con/2023-04/24/3613_824304.html |archive-date=2025-02-22 |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Anhui Provincial National Defense Education Office}}
{{External media|title=Emblem of the Xuzhou|image1=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222074401/https://gfjy.ahnews.com.cn/gfsp/con/2023-04/24/3613_824304.html|float=left}}
Gallery
File:PLANS Xuzhou (FFG-530) 20120514.jpg|Xuzhou underway on 14 May 2012.
File:Ecretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus is rendered honors by Chinese sailors during a visit to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Jiangkai II-class ship Xu Zhou (FFG 539)..JPG|Ray Mabus visiting Xuzhou on 28 November 2012.
File:HQ-16 VLS SAM Launchers.jpg|Xuzhou{{'}}s VLS on 29 November 2012.
File:151120-N-UF697-785.jpg|Xuzhou underway with {{USS|Stethem}} on 19 November 2015.
File:151120-N-UF697-702.jpg|Xuzhou underway with {{USS|Stethem}} on 19 November 2015.
File:PLANS Xuzhou (FFG-530) 20190402.png|Xuzhou underway on 2 April 2019.
File:PLANS Xuzhou (FFG-530) 20190416.jpg|Xuzhou underway on 16 April 2019.
References
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