ROCS Cheng Kung

	ROCS Cheng Kung on 12 June 2015
History
Taiwan
Name	Cheng Kung; (鄭成功);
Namesake	Cheng Ch'eng-kung
Ordered	8 May 1989
Builder	China Shipbuilding Corp.,; Kaohsiung;
Laid down	21 December 1990
Launched	5 October 1991
Commissioned	7 May 1993
Identification	Pennant number: PFG2-1101
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;
Sensors and ; processing systems	AN/SPS-49 air-search radar; AN/SPS-55 surface-search radar; CAS, STIR gun fire control radar; SQS-56 sonar;
Electronic warfare ; & 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
Aviation facilities	Hangar and helipad

ROCS Cheng Kung (成功, PFG2-1101) is the lead ship of eight Cheng Kung-class guided-missile frigates, which are based on the Oliver Hazard Perry class of the United States Navy.

Construction and career

Laid down on 2 December 1990 and launched on 27 October 1991, Cheng Kung was commissioned in service on 7 May 1993. All of these Taiwanese guided missile frigates have the length of the later long hull Oliver Hazard Perry-class vessels, but have a different weapon and electronics fit.^[1]

In order to control the different weapon systems on board that the Mk 92 cannot integrate into, a second CDS, H930 MCS was installed on all eight ships in order to control the eight HF-2 (or four HF-2 and four HF-3 on PFG-1101 and PFG-1105) and the two Bofors 40 mm/L70 guns (except on PFG-1110). The rest of the ships in this class will receive four HF-3 upon their major overhaul.^[1]

Gallery

ROCS Cheng Kung and ROCS Chi Kuang
A model of ROCS Cheng Kung

References

^ ^a ^b Lundquist, Edward H. "Interview with Adm. Richard Chen, Republic of China Navy (Ret.)". www.defensemedianetwork.com. Defense Media Network. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

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[Defense_Media_Network-1] Lundquist, Edward H. "Interview with Adm. Richard Chen, Republic of China Navy (Ret.)". www.defensemedianetwork.com. Defense Media Network. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

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