The Type 053H3 is a class of Chinese frigates that entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force in the 1990s and 2000s. The class comprised ten vessels, all of which remain in active service including two which have been sold to the Bangladesh Navy. They were a follow-on of the Type 053H2G frigate class. The Zulfiquar-class frigate used by the Pakistan Navy was based on the Type 053H3.