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China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities
Table 3. PLA Navy Frigate Commissionings
Actual (1991-2016) and Projected (20! 7)
Jiangwei I (Type Jiangwei II Jiangkai I Jiangkai II Annual Cumulative
053 H2G) (Type 0531H3) (Type 054) (Type 054A) total total4
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2Source: IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2016-2017, and previous editions.
a. IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2016-201 7 states that a total of 30 JiangkaiIl-class ships is expected.
Jiangdao (Type 056) Corvette
China is building a new type of corvette (i.e., a light frigate, or FFL) called the Jiangdao class or
Type 056/056A (Figure 11). These ships are being built at a high annual rate in four shipsyards;
IHS Jane 's Fighting Ships 2016-2017 states that the first 8 ships were commissioned into service
in 2013, followed by 10 more in 2014, 5 more in 2015, and 8 more projected for 2016, for a total
of 31 through 2016. (The 31st was reportedly commissioned into service in January 2017."4) A
December 25, 2016, blog post states that
Both [the] HP and HD shipyard[s] will move to other projects after the current batch [of
Type 054 frigates] is completed. They have both been very active with Type 056
114 Zhao Lei, "New Vessel Beefs Up PLA Navy Fleet," China Daily, January 21, 2017.Congressional Research Service
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