Engineering:Type 022 missile boat

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Lua error in Module:Infobox_ship at line 147: attempt to call upvalue 'ship_name_format' (a nil value). The Type 022 (NATO designation: Houbei class) is a class of Chinese catamaran missile boat. It entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in 2004.

It is sometimes called the "Type 22".[1]

Development

In the 1980s, Chinese naval strategy shifted from coastal to offshore operations ("near-seas active defense"). By the late-1990s, the PLAN wanted fast attack craft with greater range and seakeeping. The Type 022 was likely a response to the requirement. In the early-2000s, China made an abortive attempt to purchase Tarantul-class corvettes from Russia.[2]

The Type 022 is based on AMD Marine Consulting's AMD 350 catamaran hull and developed further by Seabus International in Guangzhou; Seabus was a joint venture between AMD and China State Shipbuilding Corporation's Guangzhou Marine Engineering Corporation.[3][4]

The prototype launched from Qiuxin Shipyard in Shanghai in April 2004. Production occurred from at least six shipyards[5] before ending in 2009.[6]

In October 2025, Janes reported that Indonesia planned to acquire the Type 022.[7]

Design

Type 022s in disruptive camouflage.

The Type 022 has a wave-piercing catamaran hull[3][4] made of aluminium.[3][8] The hull is reportedly manufactured using friction stir welding.[9] Radar cross section-reduction features are incorporated,[10][5] including a stealthy turret for the AK-630.[4]

The boat only has line of sight sensors. Longer-range fire in coordination with other units is enabled by tactical data links.[10][11]

According to a 2014 report from the U.S. Naval War College's China Maritime Studies Institute, the boat's speed and aluminium hull makes it difficult to attack with torpedoes with magnetic detonators.[12]

Later boats received a FLS-1 launcher on bridge for QW man-portable surface-to-air missile.[4]

Operational history

Type 022s in the PLAN typically deploy in squadrons of eight.[13] During exercises, they have fired coordinated missile salvoes using third-party targeting data. Their missions may include coastal defense, ISR, and supporting offensive operations outside territorial waters.[11]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "HJB 394-2007 22型导弹快艇规范". 国家标准行业标准信息服务网. 2007-04-30. http://www.zbgb.org/101/StandardDetail1100960.htm. 
  2. ↑ Patch 2014, p. 2.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lague, David (2012-06-01). "Insight - From a ferry, a Chinese fast-attack boat" (in en-GB). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/world/uk/insight-from-a-ferry-a-chinese-fast-attack-boat-idUSBRE84U1HK/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Bussert, James C. (1 December 2007). "Catamarans Glide Through Chinese Waters". AFCEA. https://www.afcea.org/signal-media/west-22/catamarans-glide-through-chinese-waters. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Saunders 2015, p. 151.
  6. ↑ O'Rourke, Ronald (5 October 2023). China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress (Report). 272. Congressional Research Service. p. 7. RL33153. https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/RL/PDF/RL33153/RL33153.272.pdf. Retrieved 11 December 2025. 
  7. ↑ Rahmat, Ridzwan (16 October 2025). "Indonesia seeks foreign loans for J-10 fighters, naval systems". https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/sea/indonesia-seeks-foreign-loans-for-j-10-fighters-naval-systems. 
  8. ↑ Patch 2014, p. 10.
  9. ↑ Delany, Fred; Kallee, Stephan W.; Russell, Mike J. (2007). "Friction Stir Welding of Aluminium Ships". https://www.twi-global.com/technical-knowledge/published-papers/friction-stir-welding-of-aluminium-ships-june-2007. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Patch 2014, p. 4.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Patch 2014, p. 7.
  12. ↑ Murray 2014, p. 29.
  13. ↑ Sutton, H. I. (27 September 2021). "This is What a Chinese Stealth Warship Looks Like on Radar". https://news.usni.org/2021/09/27/this-is-what-a-chinese-stealth-warship-looks-like-on-radar. 

Sources

  • International Institute for Strategic Studies (2025). The Military Balance 2025. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-041-04967-8. 
  • Murray, William S. (2014). "Underwater TELs and China's Antisubmarine Warfare". China's Near Seas Combat Capabilities. CMSI Red Book. 11. China Maritime Studies Institute. ISBN 978-1-935352-16-7. 
  • Patch, John (2014). "Chinese Houbei Fast Attack Craft". China's Near Seas Combat Capabilities. CMSI Red Book. 11. China Maritime Studies Institute. ISBN 978-1-935352-16-7. 
  • Walton, Timothy A.; McGrath, Bryan (2014). "China's Surface Fleet Trajectory". China's Near Seas Combat Capabilities. CMSI Red Book. 11. China Maritime Studies Institute. ISBN 978-1-935352-16-7. 
  • Saunders, Stephan, ed (2015). Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710631435. 

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