056 class FFL/corvette

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kwaigonegin

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Safety comes first. Landing aboard a warship with less than 2 meters of freeboard surely causes a headache to the pilots who have to land on the pad few meters wide and long in any conditions above a still sea with almost no wind. It's easier aboard Arleigh Burke class with much more seaworthiness than a small Type 056 vessel. Korean Incheon class with a pad around 2 meters above the sea level must be a nightmare for any pilot to land and makes those fairly big warships unusable on the high seas or bad weather conditions (for me those warhips look like they're going to be broken in half if the lenght of the wave is big enough). In September of 2013 a tragic accident happened aboard USS William P. Lawrence. That's surely not a a thing you should ignore!

This thing makes Type 056 vessels ugly for me as I stated before with their 'original' silhouette of having the stern at the same level as the bow. PLAN surely would like to see those in the high seas beyond the first island chain (and it happened already a few times) but that's impossible for those ships to operate in the case of war there. But it's much easier for PLAN pilots to do their work in the best conditions that a 90 meters long hull could provide. PLAN is just learning how harsh the waters of the northern Pacific are with probably more than one sailor with broken bones but a real nightmare is to keep up with European navies for which it's normal business to sail in the much worse waters of north Atlantic. US battleships designed for the calm Pacific waters didn't pass the test of those waters during WWII days compared to, for example, British or German standards of the day.

That's a wise decission from Chinese engineers and those who accept the plans in the navy but not a great example of shipbuilding with 'class' (like for examlpe Type 071 surely is - it looks great and does it's work - one of the best looking warships in the world for me!)

Everything you said thus far has been quite accurate ... except what has that got anything to do with anything here?
056 was not designed to opererate past the first island chain let alone the Atlantic lol.
It has a landing pad but no full size hanger again because it was not design to have a onboard Helo. It may be use for temp landing, refueling or to operate UAVs down the road.
It's totally ridiculous to compare the 056 to the Burkes... Totally different class of ships with totally different mission parameters.
 

shen

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The high transom of 056 is due to its deep v hull design which is optimized for rough sea handling.

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"For instance, it is designed in a deep-V shape, which is usually adopted by vessels under 1,000 tons and is applied to a domestic combat ship for the first time. Such a shape boasts high speed and excellent seaworthiness and ensures safe voyage under Level-8 sea conditions."

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FORBIN

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Recently units which get 056 were redesignated, this was Submarine chaser Sqn now Light Frigate or Corvettes Flotillas/Sqn/Batalion/Brigades ?

Can some Chinese member can translate this please :
护卫舰
护卫舰第
驻港部队舰艇大队
 

asif iqbal

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Yes Type 056 does not have a hanger simply because PLAN didn't need one

A hanger is vital for long sailing missions not only to protect the helo from the elements but also to store equipment and tools for repair and-maintenance

Type 056 will be used littoral missions so it's beyond the scope of the design for it to have a hanger

That does not mean it can't store a small UAV for future also they can put up a tent if needed
 

tphuang

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also report that No. 503 has joined ESF. Nothing official has come out but there was a picture of it participating in live firing.
 
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