CNS Liupanshui (514)

Guided-Missile Frigate / Corvette

China | 2017

"CNS Liupanshui 514 was added to the Chinese Navy surface fleet in 2017 - being assigned to the South Sea Fleet."

Image from the Chinese Ministry of Defense; released to the public.

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Liupanshui is part of the Type 056A corvette warship family serving the modern Chinese Navy (People's Liberation Army Navy = "PLAN"). It is stationed as part of the South Sea Fleet in PLAN service. The warship joined the Nanhai Fleet in March of 2017.

The Type 056 corvette fleet sees forty-one units in active service with a planned sixty ships and nine currently (2019) under construction. These are vessels in the 1,500 ton displacement range given a length of 90 meters, a beam of 11 meters, and a draught of 4 meters. Power is from 2 x SEMT-Pielstick PA6-STC marine diesels providing the design with a top speed of 25 knots and a range out to 3,500 nautical miles. With their shallow draughts, they can operate relatively close to the shore in support of offshore or amphibious assault operations.

Aboard is a complement of seventy-eight. Installed is the Type 346G radar fit, a bow-mounted sonar, as well as a towed sonar array for maximum coverage given a ship of this class/size. Armament is a mix of projectile- and missile-based systems including a 76mm AK-176 turreted deck gun, 2 x 30mm Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWSs), 2 x YJ-83 anti-ship twin-missile launchers, an 8-cell FL-3000N Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) bay, and 2 x 324mm triple torpedo tubes. All told, the warship has the individual capability to take on targets above the water, on the water, or under the water.

Although not hangar facilities are included in its design, the ship can still launch and retrieve a single medium-lift type from the stern helipad.

The main mast is enclosed and the smoke funnel is of a low-profile, fully-enclosed design, offering some basic stealth capabilities. Additionally, structure protuberances are eliminated where possible, reducing signatures to an extent. Slab-siding used along the hull is also a positive design feature as modern warships go.

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Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for CNS Liupanshui (514).

2 x SEMT-Pielstick PA6-STC diesel motors of unknown output power driving 2 x Shafts under stern.
Propulsion

25.0 kts
28.8 mph
Surface Speed

3,498 nm
4,025 miles | 6,478 km
Range

Structure
The bow-to-stern, port-to-starboard physical qualities of CNS Liupanshui (514).

78
Personnel
Complement

295.0 ft
89.92 meters
O/A Length

36.6 ft
11.15 meters
Beam

13.1 ft
4.00 meters
Draught

1,500
tons
Displacement

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of CNS Liupanshui (514).

1 x 76mm AK-176 turreted deck gun.
1 x 8-cell FL-3000N Surface-to-Aur Missile (SAMs) bank.
2 x 2-cell YJ-83 Anti-Ship Missile (ASM) bank.
2 x 324mm triple-tubed torpedo launchers.
2 x 30mm Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWSs).

Air Arm
Available supported fixed-wing / rotary-wing aircraft featured in the design of CNS Liupanshui (514).

1 x Navy medium-lift helicopter launched and retrieved from the stern helipad (no hangar facilities included).

Ships-in-Class (60)
Notable series variants as part of the CNS Liupanshui (514) family line as relating to the Type 056A group.

Sixty were planned for the series with some 41 active by mid-2018 and nine under construction.

Operators
Global operator(s) of the CNS Liupanshui (514). Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national naval warfare listing.

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