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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the frigates category.
01 / Overview
Type 053K frigate
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1959–1975
Quantity
68
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FRIGATES · COLD WAR
60
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
38
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the frigates category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationFrigate
- Ship Typeescort ship
- Builder / ShipyardNikolayev, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Kaliningrad
- Laid Down1952
- Launched1953
- Commissioned1954
- Ships in Class68
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement1,160 t
- Full Load Displacement1,416 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)91 m
- Beam10.2 m
- Draft3.16 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement175
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 × shaft steam turbines, 2 × boilers
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power15,660 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed28 kn
- Cruise Speed14 kn
- Range1,950
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun3 × 100 mm guns/56 (B-34)
- Main Gun Calibre100 mm
- Main Gun Count3
- Secondary Guns4 × 37 mm guns (2×2), 4 × 25 mm guns (2×2)
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems2MOD.2
▣Survivability2MOD.2
◇Fleet Status3MOD.3
- Completed68
- Under Construction0
- Lost1
◆Armour2MOD.2
- Armour8 mm on bridge, gun turrets, and magazines
- Deck Armour8 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1959Production started
- 1975Production ended
67
years in service
16
years in production
68
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
FRIGATES RANKING Frigates · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
172FRIGATES60COLD WAR · FRIGATES361PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA · ALL WEAPONS234PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FRIGATES
ⓘ Rankings are within theFrigatescategory.
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