Chinese frigate Yulin (569)

	Yulin underway in December 2010
History
China
Name	Yulin
Namesake	Yulin; (玉林);
Builder	Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai
Launched	28 April 2009
Commissioned	1 February 2010
Identification	Pennant number: 569
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 054A frigate
Displacement	4,053 tonnes (full)
Length	134.1 m (440 ft)
Beam	16 m (52 ft)
Propulsion	CODAD, 4 × Shaanxi 16 PA6 STC diesels, 5700 kW (7600+ hp @ 1084 rpm) each
Speed	27 knots estimated
Range	8,025 nautical miles (9,235 mi; 14,862 km) estimated
Complement	165
Sensors and ; processing systems	Type 382 Radar; Type 344 Radar (Mineral-ME Band Stand) OTH target acquisition and SSM fire control radar; 4 × Type 345 Radar(MR-90 Front Dome) SAM fire control radars; MR-36A surface search radar, I-band; Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar; 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band; MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system; H/SJG-206 towed array sonar; ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system; HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11A/B, to be upgraded); SNTI-240 SATCOM; AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Type 922-1 radar warning receiver; HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system; Kashtan-3 missile jamming system;
Armament	1 × 32-cell VLS; HQ-16 SAM; Yu-8 anti submarine rocket launcher; 2 × 4 C-803 anti-ship / land attack cruise missiles; 1 × PJ26 76 mm dual purpose gun; 2 × Type 730 7-barrel 30 mm CIWS guns or Type 1130; 2 × 3 324mm Yu-7 ASW torpedo launchers; 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher (36 rockets carried); 2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers;
Aircraft carried	1 Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' or Harbin Z-9C
Aviation facilities	hangar

Yulin (569) is a Type 054A frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 1 February 2010.

Development and design

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.[1]

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.[2]

Construction and career

Yulin was launched on 28 April 2009 at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai. Commissioned on 1 February 2010.

Hengyang, Honghu and Yulin made a goodwill visit to Auckland, New Zealand in June 2017.[3]

Gallery

Yulin underway on 6 May 2012.
Yulin underway on 31 March 2013.
Rear Adm. Charlie Williams aboard Yulin in Singapore on 20 May 2015.
Yulin underway on 25 May 2016.

References

舰载武器SHIPBORNE WEAPONS 2013 AUGUST ISSUE
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 January 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
G, L. (2017-06-15), Hengyang (568), Yulin (569), retrieved 2021-05-05

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[1] 舰载武器SHIPBORNE WEAPONS 2013 AUGUST ISSUE

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 January 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] G, L. (2017-06-15), Hengyang (568), Yulin (569), retrieved 2021-05-05