China's first Type 054B frigate commissioned

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China's first Type 054B frigate commissioned​

Xinhua | Updated: 2025-01-22 10:19

The Luohe, China's first Type 054B frigate, was commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy on Wednesday morning. [Photo by Li Tang/for chinadaily.com.cn]


QINGDAO -- China's first Type 054B frigate, the Luohe, was commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy on Wednesday morning in a military port in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province.

The Luohe, designated hull number "545," has a displacement of approximately 5,000 tonnes. This new-generation frigate, independently developed and constructed by China, boasts advancements in stealth technology, combat command systems and firepower integration, significantly enhancing overall performance.

The Luohe, China's first Type 054B frigate, was commissioned in the People's Liberation Army Navy on Wednesday morning. [Photo by Li Tang/for chinadaily.com.cn]


With strong capabilities for comprehensive combat operations and diverse military missions, the warship will play a vital role in enhancing the overall combat effectiveness of naval task forces.

 

[Yommie]

@NGAD IS THE BEST

At 5,000 tons, it's bigger than most destroyers of earlier decades.

 

[ety]

China is only building 2 of 054B now, they are not ready to mass produce 054B in numbers, maybe the frigate is still in the testing stage.

 

[Yommie]

@NGAD IS THE BEST

054B is huge. It's like a destroyer sized ship.

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[Hendarto]

Here is the video of the commission of type 54B

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[Khansaheeb]

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054B is huge. It's like a destroyer sized ship.

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Why call it a frigate and not a destroyer?

 

[huanghong]

Why call it a frigate and not a destroyer?

Because its number starts with 5, the Chinese Navy stipulates that frigate numbers use field 5.

 

[Yommie]

Why call it a frigate and not a destroyer?

Semantics. It can be called a destroyer.

 

[NGAD IS THE BEST]

@NGAD IS THE BEST

At 5,000 tons, it's bigger than most destroyers of earlier decades.

Still called a Frigate because tonnage is too low to being a Destroyer

Semantics. It can be called a destroyer.

Whatever you called it doesn't matter but what PLAN called it that's matter and PLAN called it Frigate so it is Frigate not a Destroyer

 

[Yommie]

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Personally, I refer to it as a destroyer.

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[NGAD IS THE BEST]

@NGAD IS THE BEST

Personally, I refer to it as a destroyer.

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As I said earlier your personal opinion doesn't matters, Its PLAN designation that's matter to the world

 

[PakAl]

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Personally, I refer to it as a destroyer.

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France new FDI destroyers are 4500T. Type 54B frigates can be classified as a destroyer, the Type 52 destroyers are 4800T and Type 54B is 6000T or 5500T from other sources. China calls it a frigate due to building some very powerful destroyers with large Tonnage. Pakistan and other nations can buy this and use it as a destroyer.

 

[Pakistani Dragon]

As I said earlier your personal opinion doesn't matters, Its PLAN designation that's matter to the world

I think what's he's trying to ask is whether it actually falls within the destroyer category or the frigate category? I would like to know the same.

Does it do the things that are expected from a destroyer or a frigate?

 

[NGAD IS THE BEST]

I think what's he's trying to ask is whether it actually falls within the destroyer category or the frigate category? I would like to know the same.

Does it do the things that are expected from a destroyer or a frigate?

According to PLAN its a frigate, so its a frigate

 

[Yommie]

According to PLAN its a frigate, so its a frigate

China refers to 055 as destroyer. The US refers to 055 as cruiser. Classification is not that strict. I refer to 054B as destroyer.