Type 054B frigate

Luohe (545) in 2026
Class overview
Builders	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by	Type 054A frigate
Building	2
Active	2
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	Estimated 5,500 to 6,000 tons (full)
Length	Around 150 m (490 ft) (estimated)
Beam	Around 17 m (56 ft) (estimated)
Propulsion	CODAD, 4 × CS16V27 diesels, 29.12 MW (39,050 hp) total, 2 shafts
Speed	28 knots
Range	5,000 nautical miles (5,800 mi; 9,300 km)
Armament	1 × 100 mm gun PJE-087B 1 × 30 mm H/PJ-11 11-barrel gun-based CIWS 1 × HHQ-10 SAM-based CIWS 8 × Anti-ship missiles A total of 32 (4 × 8-cell) H/AKJ-16 VLS for the first two ships and a total of 48 (6 × 8-cell) H/AKJ-16 VLS from the third ship onward HHQ-16 SAM Yu-8 anti-submarine missile 2 × 3 324mm ASW torpedo launchers
Aircraft carried	1x Harbin Z-20 family helicopter
Aviation facilities	Hangar

The Type 054B (NATO/OSD Jiangkai III) is a class of multirole guided-missile frigate of the People's Republic of China. It is a development of the Type 054A frigate, and is around 15 m (49 ft) longer and 1 m (3 ft 3 in) wider than its predecessor. Compared to the Type 054A frigate, the extra length allows the Type 054B frigate to install SAM-based CIWS along with the gun-based CIWS, a heavier main gun and carry a heavier helicopter. The sensors are also upgraded, including a new radar. The Type 054AG frigate, the latest variant of the Type 054A, has some similarities with the Type 054B, including the main gun and helicopter.