Chinese frigate Yantai
{{short description|Type 054A frigate of the PLA Navy}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = File:538 Yantai .jpg | Ship caption = Yantai entering Hong Kong on 28 November 2019 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = China | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|China|naval}} | Ship name = Yantai | Ship namesake = *Yantai
| Ship ordered = | Ship awarded = | Ship builder = Huangpu, Shanghai | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = August 2010 | Ship sponsor = | Ship christened = | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = June 2011 | 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: 538 | Ship motto = 和谐, 精武, 奉献 (peacefulness, elite, service) | Ship nickname = | Ship honours = | Ship honors = | Ship captured = | Ship fate = | Ship status = Active | Ship notes = | Ship badge = See #Emblem and motto }} {{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 = }} |
Yantai (538) is a Type 054A frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned in June 2011. She is a member of the North Sea Fleet.{{Cite web |last=Wang |first=You |date=2015-05-22 |title=北海舰队“双舰”齐发 火力全开磨砺海上硬功 |url=https://photo.81.cn/pla/2015-05/22/content_6502542.htm |website=Chinese military}}
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
Yantai was launched in August 2010 at the China State Shipbuilding Corporation in Shanghai. Commissioned in June 2011. She has been involved in anti-piracy operations in the gulf of Aden.{{cite web |date=11 October 2024 |title=现场直击！中国海军烟台舰强势驱离海盗 054A型护卫舰化身"海上保护神"！20241011 | 军迷天下 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBmnf1Rgo9I |website=YouTube |publisher=CCTV-7}}
In May 17, 2015 Yantai along with Shenyang conducted a live fire exercise in the yellow sea.
Emblem and motto
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The Yantai's emblem features the outline of a Type 054A frigate in the middle along with the words "中国人民解放军海军烟台舰" (Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy ship Yantai) and "PLA Navy frigate Yantai" at the top. Her motto is "和谐，精武，奉献", which roughly translates to "Peaceful, elite, service".{{Cite web |last=Xu |first=Ping |date=2023-04-24 |editor-last=Lü |editor-first=Zhongshi |title=看这些舰徽有多“靓”！ |url=https://gfjy.ahnews.com.cn/gfsp/con/2023-04/24/3613_824304.html |website=Anhui Provincial national defense education office}}
Gallery
File:CNS Yantai (FFG-538) 2.jpg|Yantai underway on 25 July 2013.
File:PLANS Yantai (FFG-538) 20141228.jpg|Yantai underway on 27 December 2014.
File:Chinese naval leadership tour USS Stethem 150728-N-UF697-617.jpg|Commander Harry Marsh of {{USS|Stethem}} aboard Yantai on 28 July 2015.
File:PLANS Yantai (FFG-538) 20160127.jpg|Yantai underway on 28 January 2016.
File:PLANS Yantai (FFG-538) 20161225.jpg|Yantai underway on 26 December 2016.
File:PLANS Yantai (FFG-538) 20180420.jpg|Yantai underway on 20 April 2018.
References
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