Chinese frigate Dongguan

	Dongguan
History
China
Name	Dongguan
Namesake	Dongguan
Builder	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai
Completed	1995
Status	in active service, as of 2012
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 053 frigate
Displacement	1,425 long tons (1,448 t) empty; 1,702 long tons (1,729 t) full;
Length	103.22 m (338 ft 8 in)
Beam	10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	2 × 8,000 shp (5,966 kW) 12E390VA diesel engines; 2 × 16PA6V280BTC diesel generators; 2 shafts;
Speed	25.6 knots (47.4 km/h; 29.5 mph)
Endurance	15 days
Complement	200
Sensors and ; processing systems	Type 360S 2D E/F-band air/surface search radar; Type 517A A-Band radar; Type 343G I/J-band main gun and missile _targeting radar; Type 341 I-band anti-aircraft _targeting radar; Racal Decca RM-1290 navigation radars; SJD-5 hull-mounted MF sonar; SJC-1B reconnaissance sonar; SJX-4 communications sonar; Type 651A IFF; ZJK-3A combat intelligence centre;
Armament	As built:; 2 × triple SY-1 SSM launchers (midships); 2 × Type 79 100 mm naval guns (fore & aft); 4 × Type 76 twin 37 mm naval guns; 2 × Type 3200 6-barrel anti-submarine rocket launcher (bow); 4 × Depth charge projectors (aft); 2 × Depth charge racks (aft); After 2008 refit:; 2 × quadruple YJ-83 AShM launchers; 2 × Type PJ33A 100 mm guns;

Dongguan (560) is a Type 053H1G (Jianghu-V) frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy.

The frigate is based at Mischief Reef, 76 nautical miles from Half Moon Shoal, Spratly Islands in South China Sea.^[3] On 25 February 2011 she was involved in a confrontation in Jackson Atoll with three fishing boats from the Philippines.^[4] She ran aground on Half Moon Shoal on 11 July 2012.^[5]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Jianghu-class frigates". globalsecurity.org. 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
^ "Type 053H1G (Jianghu-V Class) Missile Frigate". SinoDefence.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b Jaime Laude (14 July 2012). "China ship runs aground near Phl". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
^ George Amurao (21 July 2012). "A shoal too far in South China Sea". Asia Times Online. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Austin Ramzy (24 July 2012). "China's Newest City Raises Threat of Conflict in South China Sea". Time. Retrieved 25 July 2012.