Huanggang (577) is a Type 054A frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
The Type 054A's VLS uses a hot launch method; a shared common exhaust system is sited between the two rows of rectangular launching tubes.
The autonomous Type 730 provides improved reaction time against close-in threats.
[2] Huanggang was launched on 28 April 2013 at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai.
On 5 April 2021, the aircraft carrier Liaoning, Chengdu, Taiyuan, Nanchang, Huanggang and Hulunhu were spotted between Okinawa and Miyako Island.