ROCS Chi Kuang (FFG-1105)

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ROCS Cheng Kung alongside ROCS Chi Kuang
Career Republic of China Naval Jack
Yard: China Shipbuilding Corporation,
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
Awarded:
Laid down: October 30, 1992
Launched: October 3, 1993
Commissioned: March 4, 1995
Decommissioned:
Fate: Active in service as of 2008
General characteristics
Displacement: 4,103 tons full
Length: 453 ft
Beam: 46.95 ft
Propulsion: 2 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 40,000 shp total
Speed: 29 knots
Complement: 18 officers
180 enlisted
19 flight crew
Armament: 2 × Mk 13 Missile Launcher

8 × Hsiung Feng II SSM
1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun
2 × Bofos L70/40 mm automatic cannon
1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
3 × triple Mark 32 ASW torpedo tubes with Mark 46 or Mark 50 anti-submarine torpedoes

Sensors: AN/SPS-49 air search radar

SPS-55 surface search radar
CAS, STIR gun fire control radar
SQS-56 sonar
SLQ-32(V)3 Outboard II
Side-Kick ECM

Aircraft: 2 × S-70C-1

The third of eight Taiwanese-built frigates based on the USN Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG-7) design. Laid down on October 4, 1992 and launched on September 27, 1993, Chi Kuang (繼光) was commissioned in service on March 7, 1995. All of these Taiwanese FFG's have the length of the later Oliver Hazard Perry FFG's, but have a different weapon and electronics fit.

[edit] Namesake

Chi Kuang was named after Ch'i Chi-kuang (戚繼光) (1528 - 1588), who was a famous general in the Ming Dynasty that led numerous successful defenses of China's coast against Japanese pirates attacks and later also led the successful reinforcement work on the Great Wall of China.

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