Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding [SEP] industry
Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding
Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding is a wholly owned subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, the largest shipbuilding group in China and the second largest shipbuilding conglomerate in the world. Headquartered in Shanghai, Hudong-Zhonghua produces ships for civilian and military use, and is China's only manufacturer of LNG carriers.
Hudong–Zhonghua is reputed to be the cradles to frigates and landing crafts for the Chinese Navy.
General.
Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding was formed through the merger of Hudong Shipbuilding (founded in
2019 as a patrol vessel, which was designated the Pennant number 'P625'. 
History.
In the 1980s, the PLAN ordered Shanghai-based Hudong Shipyard (now Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard) to build a replacement for the Type 053K air defence frigate. The new class was based on the Type 053H2 frigate and designated Type 053H2G. Development was carried out under "Project 055".
The Type 053H2G was slightly larger than the Type 053H2, and equipped with HQ-61B surface-to-air missiles (