ROCS Tzu I (FFG-1107)
| Career (Republic of China) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | ROCS Tzu I (FFG-1107) |
| Builder: |
China Shipbuilding Corp., Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC |
| Laid down: | 7 August 1994 |
| Launched: | 13 July 1995 |
| Commissioned: | 9 January 1997 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Cheng Kung-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 4,103 tons 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 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | AN/SPS-49 air search radar SPS-55 surface search radar CAS, STIR gun fire control radar SQS-56 sonar |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: | AN/SLQ-32(V)5 (AN/SLQ-32(V)2 + SIDEKICK) |
| Armament: | 40 × SM-1MR at Mk 13 Missile Launcher 4 × Hsiung Feng II and 4 HF-3 supersonic AShM 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun 2 × Bofors 40mm/L70mm guns 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × triple Mark 32 ASW torpedo tubes with Mark 46 anti-submarine torpedoes |
| Aircraft carried: | Sikorsky S-70C-1/2 |
ROCS Tzu I (子儀, FFG-1107) is the fifth of eight Taiwanese-built Cheng Kung-class frigates of the Republic of China Navy, based on the Oliver Hazard Perry class. Laid down on 7 August 1994 and launched on 13 July 1995, Tzu I was commissioned in service in January 1997. The Cheng Kung-class frigates have the same length as the later Oliver Hazard Perry frigates, but have a different weapon and electronics fit.
Like her sister ships, Tzu I was built under license by China SB Corp. at Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, ROC.
As of 2005, Tzu I is homeported at Tso-Ying naval base.
Namesake
Tzu I is named after Kuo Tzu-I (郭子儀) (697 - 781), a famous general of the Tang Dynasty. He was famous for ending the Anshi Rebellion, and leading expeditions against the Huihe (Uyghurs) and Tubo (Tibetans) incursions into Tang territory.
