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Taiwan retires first locally designed guided-missile corvette 02/01/2021 09:45 PM Photo courtesy of Military News Agency Taipei, Feb. 1 (CNA) The Navy on Monday retired the ROCS Ching Chiang, the first of Taiwan s 12 locally designed guided-missile corvettes that has defended the country s territorial waters for more than two decades. According to a report from Taiwan s Military News Agency, the decommissioning ceremony was held at Hsin Pin naval station in Kaohsiung, presided over by Tseng An-kuo (曾安國), commandant of the Navy s 131 fleet, to which the vessel was attached. Present and former captains of the corvette, along with its personnel, attended the event to bid farewell to the ship, according to the report. ....
Taiwan’s CSBS Unveils New Frigate Design for ROC Navy Taiwan’s largest shipbuilding company, CSBC Corporation held its investor’s conference on December 4, 2020. The image of a new Frigate (FFG) design was featured during the conference. CSBC revealed its plan to become the contractor of the Republic of China (ROC) Navy, Coast Guard and other government organizations. 12 Dec 2020 Currently, the ROC Navy has a surface fleet composed of 4 Kee-Lung-class (formerly American Kidd-class ) destroyer, 10 Cheng Kung-class frigates (8 licensed ships based on US Oliver Hazard Perry-class, 2 purchased from US., 6 Kang-Ding-class (French-built La Fayette-class) frigates, 6 Chi-Yang class (formerly American Knox class) frigates, 12 Ching Chiang class patrol ships, 1 Tuo-Chiang class corvette, 31 fast attack missile crafts, 9 amphibious ships and 9 minesweepers. Most of the ships came into service between 1990’s ....