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Home» News»Taiwan Coast Guard Takes Delivery of Second Catamaran Patrol Vessel
Taiwan Coast Guard Takes Delivery of Second Catamaran Patrol Vessel
The second Anping-class ship, Chenggong (CG-602), during sea trials. Note the space for the anti-ship missile launchers. Taiwan Coast Guard picture.

Taiwan Coast Guard Takes Delivery of Second Catamaran Patrol Vessel

Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA) took delivery of its second Anping-class patrol vessel on 25 June 2021. According to CGA’s press release, the handover was originally scheduled before the end of October, but was done 4 months ahead of schedule.

Tso-Juei Hsu 27 Jun 2021

The Anping-class patrol vessel can fire up to 16x anti-ship missiles.

The second Anping-class ship, Chenggong (CG-602), was named by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on December 11 2020, at the delivery ceremony of Anping (CG-601) and launching, naming ceremony of Chenggong. The name Chenggong, means “success” in Mandarin Chinese. CGA said that Chenggong will be assigned to the Eastern Sector Flotilla, to protect Taiwan’s maritime rights and local fishermen operating in waters off eastern Taiwan.

The handover ceremony was held in a shipyard of Kaohsiung City-based Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Company (中信造船,JSSC), the shipbuilder which will build all 12 planned Anping-class patrol vessel.

Taiwan Coast Guard Takes Delivery of Second Catamaran Patrol Vessel
The second Anping-class ship, Chenggong (CG-602), during the delivery ceremony. Taiwan Coast Guard picture.

Kaohsiung is the largest city of Southern Taiwan, and the largest commercial port of Taiwan. Taiwan’s biggest naval port and navy base, Tsoying Naval Base (海軍左營基地), is also located at Kaohsiung City.

Because of the massive Coronavirus infection break out in Taiwan in early May, Taiwan’s disease controlling body, Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) issued strict regulations to prevent further Covid-19 outbreak. As a consequence, the ceremony was scaled-down. Only personnel who are legally required to be present attended the ceremony. Media was not invited.

According to Taiwan’s state-owned news agency, Minister of Ocean Affairs Council (OCA) Lee Chung-wei(李仲威), Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Company Chairman Han Pi-hsiang(韓碧祥), commanding officer of Chenggong, Liu Kang-yi(劉康義) attended the ceremony.

The design of the Anping class is based on the Taiwanese Navy (ROC Navy)’s Tuo-chiang class missile corvette. The CGA press release showed that Anping-class can withstand Beaufort scale force 9 wind, traveling at over 44 knots maximum speed. Anping class is fitted with high-pressure water cannon, 20mm guns, remote weapons stations, and there is space for converting the patrol vessel into a missile corvette armed with Hsiung Feng II and/or Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missiles.

About Tuo-chiang class corvette

ROC Navy Tuo Chiang-class corvette "Ta Chiang" during sea trials
ROC Navy Tuo Chiang-class corvette “Ta Chiang” during sea trials. Lee Chung Wei (李忠衛) picture.

The Tuo-chiang class corvette is designed to counter Chinese navy ships by conducting hit-and-run tactics, and is dubbed as “Carrier-killer”by some Taiwanese media. The prototype of the class was named and launched in 2014. Taiwanese navy (ROC Navy) is planning to build 12 Tuo-chiang class ships, and the project is scheduled to finish in 2026.

Tuo-chiang class is fitted with Hsiung Feng-II and Hisung Feng-III anti-ship missiles, OTO Melara 76 mm main gun, Phalanx Close-In Weapon System. The second and follow up ships of the class, are upgraded and modified, they are equipped with TC-2N surface to air missile that the prototype doesn’t have. The upgraded ships have a displacement of 685 tons, a little bit larger than the 600-ton prototype.

2021-06-27
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Posted by : Tso-Juei Hsu
Hsu Tso-Juei is a Freelance Writer based in Taipei, Taiwan. He has been writing articles about Japanese defense policy for Taiwanese military magazines for years. He has a B.A. in Japanese language and a Master’s Degree in strategic studies. He is also working as a translator at a Japanese company in Taipei.

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