056型護衛艦（北約代號：江島級，Jiangdao Class）中國自行研製設計生產的輕型護衛艦。該艦集成多型武器裝備，具有較好的隱身性和較強的電磁兼容性。056型護衛艦主要擔負海上巡邏警戒、護漁護航、單獨或協同執行反潛或對海作戰等任務，是解放軍海軍基地防禦的主戰裝備。056型護衛艦首艦於2013年3月入列中國人民解放軍海軍，^[2]並於同年11月通過全訓合格考核，基本形成戰鬥力。

056型護衛艦採用深Ｖ、長橋樓船型，適航性較好，可提供較大的艦體空間。採用隱身設計，艦體外飄，上層建築內傾，形成一條貫穿艦體前後的折線，艦面上的設備如小艇、魚雷發射管都遮蔽處理。艉部有直升飛機起降甲板，沒有設置機庫。中國海軍建造056型主要用於近海防禦，擔負日常巡邏任務，為相關海上執法部門提供支持保障。

The Type 056 corvette (NATO codename: Jiangdao) is a new Chinese light warship that entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy in 2012 as a replacement for the Type 037 series of patrol vessels. It has been described as a stealth missile corvette which is also armed with a 76mm main gun.

At least four variants of Type 056 have been fielded by PLAN, but their respective designations remain unknown because no such information has been released as of mid-2014.

The first variant of Type 056 is the basic version including the first unit of this type that was launched in mid 2012 by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, and a total of three were built. The visual distinction of this variant is in its chimney where the exhaust pipes are exposed. Another distinct visual identification of this variant is in its inward slanted bulwark at the bow

The second variant of Type 056 is the modification of the basic version with infrared suppression added to the chimney and the exhaust pipe covered up to improve stealth. The bulwark at the bow is also modified in that the original bulwark is replaced by a bulwark similar to the bulwark installed at the bow of Type 054A frigate. This second variant begun with the fourth unit of Type 056 that appeared in late 2012, as units built by Huangpu Shipyard of Guangzhou Shipyard International. Reportedly, the first three units of the first variant of Type 056 is later modified to the standard of this second variant.^]