Xiangtan (531) 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] Xiangtan was launched on 19 March 2015 at the China State Shipbuilding Corporation in Shanghai.

On 22 May 2022, the Xiangtan conducted drills in the East China Sea as a part of the Liaoning Carrier Group; and they were sighted near Miyako Island by the JMSDF.