Naval Systems

Type 022 / Houbei-class missile boat

The Type 022 or Houbei-class is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy catamaran missile boat class built for fast littoral strike. Public references describe it as a stealth-leaning, wave-piercing design with eight anti-ship missiles, a 30 mm CIWS, and later boats fitted with a short-range surface-to-air missile launcher.

Profile

Origin
China
Built by
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
Type
Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy catamaran missile boat class
Service note
2004-present
Produced
2004-2009
Number built
About 82-83 boats in public references
Variants
Type 022 / Houbei-class missile boat, Later boats with bridge-mounted FLS-1 launcher for QW man-portable surface-to-air missiles

Also Known As

  • Type 022
  • Type 22
  • Houbei
  • Houbei-class missile boat
  • Type 022 missile boat

Specifications

Length
42.6 m
Beam
12.2 m
Draft
1.5 m
Displacement
224 long tons full load
Crew
12
Speed
40 knots
Propulsion
2 diesel engines and 4 waterjet propulsors
Armament
8 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles, 1 FLS-1 MANPADS launcher, and 1 30 mm AK-630 CIWS

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service
Missile-armed fast attack craft class in People's Liberation Army Navy service since 2004.
Used by
People's Liberation Army Navy

Type 022 / Houbei-class missile boat Images

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Type 056 / Type 056A Jiangdao-class corvette, Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy corvette and anti-submarine-warfare corvette family, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsType 056 / Type 056A Jiangdao-class corvetteChinese People's Liberation Army Navy corvette and anti-submarine-warfare corvette familyThe Type 056 / Type 056A Jiangdao-class corvette is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy corvette family built for littoral patrol, escort, and coastal warfare duties. Reference sources describe the Type 056 as the baseline class and the Type 056A as the anti-submarine-warfare variant, with the family built across multiple Chinese shipyards and fitted with a 76 mm gun, anti-ship missiles, and torpedo tubes.

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