The Type 053H2G / Jiangwei I class was a small Chinese frigate class built by Hudong Shipyard and fitted in PLAN service with a 1x6 HQ-61B surface-to-air missile launcher. Open sources describe four ships built before the later Type 053H3 / Jiangwei II class, with surviving hulls later converted for China Coast Guard service or transferred to Sri Lanka.
The class is useful in the catalog as the shipboard platform most closely associated with the HQ-61B naval launcher fit.
| Launched item | Item type | Launch evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Ship-launched surface-to-air missile | Weaponsystems.net lists the Type 053H2G class with a 1x6 HQ-61B short-range surface-to-air missile launcher, while GlobalSecurity describes the HQ-61B shipboard launch and fire-control arrangement. Sources: Weaponsystems.net: Type-053H2G class, GlobalSecurity: HQ-61 / RF-61 / SD-1 / Model Type 571 / CSA-N-2 |
 | Anti-ship missile | The frigate class also carried triple box launchers for the YJ-83 / C-802 anti-ship missile family in its PLAN combat fit. Sources: Weaponsystems.net: Type-053H2G class |
The Type 053H2G class entered Chinese naval service as a compact multi-role frigate with HQ-61B local air-defense missiles and anti-ship missiles. Later reporting describes the class leaving front-line PLAN frigate service, with former hulls converted for China Coast Guard patrol work or transferred to Sri Lanka.
The original combat fit included a 1x6 HQ-61B launcher and YJ-83 / C-802-family anti-ship missile launchers.
The Diplomat reported in 2015 that Type 053H2G hulls were being converted into China Coast Guard cutters with much of the frigate armament removed.
Naval News reported that the former PLAN Tongling, a Jiangwei I / Type 053H2G frigate, arrived for Sri Lankan service in 2019.
