Cheng Kung-class frigates
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History |
Taiwan |
Name | |
Namesake | Ch'i Chi-kuang |
Builder | |
Laid down | 4 October 1992 |
Launched | 27 September 1993 |
Commissioned | 4 March 1995 |
Status | in active service |
General characteristics |
Class and type | Cheng Kung-class frigate |
Displacement | 4,103 long tons (4,169 t) full |
Length | 453 ft (138 m) |
Beam | 46.95 ft (14.31 m) |
Propulsion | General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 40,000 shp total |
Speed | 29 knots |
Complement |
- 18 officers
- 180 enlisted
- 19 flight crew
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Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys |
- AN/SLQ-32(V)5
- (AN/SLQ-32(V)2 + SIDEKICK)
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Armament | |
Aircraft carried | Sikorsky S-70C-1/2 |
ROCS Chi Kuang (Chinese: 繼光; PFG2-1105) is a Cheng Kung-class guided missile frigate of the Republic of China Navy, used mainly in local air-defense and anti-submarine roles. It is the third of eight Taiwanese-built frigates based on the Oliver Hazard Perry class.
Construction and career
Laid down on 4 October 1992 and launched on 27 September 1993, Chi Kuang was commissioned in service on 7 March 1995. All of these Taiwanese FFGs have the length of the later Oliver Hazard Perry FFGs, but have a different weapon and electronics fit.[1]
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