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{{short description|Type 053 frigate}}
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| Ship country = China
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| Ship name = *''Huaiyin''
*(淮阴)
| Ship namesake = [[Huai'an|Huaiyin]]
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| Ship builder = *[[Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding|Zhonghua shipyard]], [[Shanghai]]
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| Ship launched = 19 April 1977
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| Ship commissioned = 31 December 1977
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| Ship decommissioned = 20 May 2013
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| Ship identification = [[Pennant number]]: 513
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| Ship status = [[Museum ship]] at [[Wuhan Science and Technology Museum]], [[Wuhan]]
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| Ship class = [[Type 053 frigate|Type 053H]] [[frigate]]
| Ship displacement = *1,450 standard
*1,730 full load
| Ship length = {{convert|103.2|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|10.7|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship propulsion = *Two type 12 E 390V diesels; 16,000 hp (m) (11.9MW) sustained
*2 shafts
| Ship speed = 26&nbsp;knots
| Ship range = {{convert|2,700|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|18|kn}}
| Ship complement = 300 (27 officers)
| Ship sensors = *[[Radar]] System: 
*Surface: Square Tie (Type 254); I-band
*Air & Surface: MX 902 Eye Shield (Type 922-1); G-band
*Navigation: Fin Curve (Type 352); I-band
*Fire Control: Wok Won director (Type 752A); Square Tie (Type 254), I-band
*Echo Type 5 (Hull Mounted)
| Ship EW = Watchdog; Radar warning
| Ship armament = *2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}2 [[Type 79 100 mm naval gun| Chinese 3.9 in (100 mm) /56 (twin) guns]]
*4{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}2 [[Type 76 twin 37 mm naval gun| Chinese 37 mm /63 (6 twin) guns]]
*[[Surface-to-air missile|SAM]]: 2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}2 [[HQ-61]]
*Depth Charge: DCL-003D
*[[Naval mine|Mines]]: Can carry up to 60
*Decoys: 2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}[[Mark 36 SRBOC|loral Hycor SRBOC Mk 36]]
*6-barreled chaff launcher
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'''''Huaiyin'' (513)''' was a [[Type 053 frigate|Type 053H]] [[frigate]] of the [[People's Liberation Army Navy]]. She was renamed '''''Huai'an''''' in 2006.

== Development and design ==
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The class have four anti-ship [[Silkworm (missile)#SY-1|SY-1s]] in two twin-box launchers, armaments consisted to two single [[Type 79 100 mm naval gun|100mm dual-purpose hand-loaded guns]] with fire control by a very simple stereoscopic rangefinder, limiting the guns to effective fire against surface targets in daylight/clear weather only. The six twin [[37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K)|37mm short-range anti-aircraft guns]] were all locally controlled, severely limiting their effectiveness. These ships are equipped with Chinese [[Sonar|SJD-3 sonar]], which is modification of [[Stenka-class patrol boat|Soviet Tamir-11]] (MG-11, with [[NATO reporting name]] Stag Hoof) hull mounted sonar: instead of being fixed to the hull, SJD-3 has a telescoping arm, so when not in use, the sonar is stored in the hull, and when deployed, the sonar is lowered into water several meter below the hull, thus increased detection range by avoiding baffles generated by the hull. 11 Anti-submarine armament was limited to short-range rockets and depth charges. Damage control arrangements were minimal. 

From 1965 to 1967, the No. 701 Institute designed the Type 053K ('''''K'''ong'' for air-defence), an air-defence variant of the Type 065. This met a PLAN requirement for air-defence ships to accompany the surface-warfare [[Type 051 destroyer|Type 051 destroyers]]. The Type 053K was originally intended to have three screws powered by a [[Combined diesel and gas|combined gas-turbine and diesel]] engine, with a speed of 38 knots. However, technical constraints forced the Chinese to settle for a diesel engine, powering two screws for a maximum speed of 30 knots.

The Type 053Ks were armed with [[HQ-61]] [[Surface-to-air missile|surface-to-air missiles]], launched from two twin-armed launchers; these did not enter service until the mid-1980s. The 100&nbsp;mm. gun armament was also delayed. This class received [[NATO reporting name]] as '''Jiangdong''' class.

== Construction and career ==
She was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 19 April 1977 at [[Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding|Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard]] in [[Shanghai]] and [[Commissioned (ship)|commissioned]] on 31 December 1977.

On 20 December 2006, she was renamed to ''Huai'an''.

She was decommissioned on 20 May 2013 and currently she sits at [[Wuhan Science and Technology Museum]], [[Wuhan]] as a [[museum ship]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=FFG 513 decommissioned today after 35 years of service.|url=http://china-defense.blogspot.com/2013/05/ffg-513-decommissioned-today-age-35.html|access-date=2021-04-22|website=china-defense.blogspot.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=微博|url=https://m.weibo.cn/status/4369277127244017|access-date=2021-04-22|website=m.weibo.cn}}</ref>

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