ROCS Cheng Ho
_Shipped_at_Zuoying_Naval_Base_20141123.jpg) ROCS Cheng Ho on 23 November 2014
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Namesake | Zheng He |
| Ordered | 8 May 1989 |
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| Laid down | 29 October 1991 |
| Launched | 15 October 1992 |
| Commissioned | 28 March 1994 |
| Identification | Pennant number: PFG2-1103 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Aircraft carried | Sikorsky S-70C-1/2 |
ROCS Cheng Ho (鄭和; PFG2-1103) is the second of eight Taiwanese-built Cheng Kung-class frigates of the Republic of China Navy, based on the Oliver Hazard Perry class.
Construction and career
[edit]Laid down on 21 December 1991 and launched on 15 October 1992, Cheng Ho (鄭和) was commissioned into service on 28 March 1994. All of the Taiwanese PFGs have the length of the later Oliver Hazard Perry FFGs, but have a different weapon and electronics fit.[1]
In 2006, the Cheng Ho warship participated in the Dunmu Voyage Training Detachment and set off from Zuoying Military Port on March 16.[2] At 7:00 a.m. on March 20, when the Cheng Ho warship was preparing to dock at Malakal Port in Palau, it collided with an unidentified object at the port, causing damage to the ship and loss of power. The Republic of China Navy dispatched the Yue Fei warship and two tugboats to tow the Cheng Ho warship back to the country for repairs, and later dispatched a Kangding-class frigate to replace the Cheng Ho warship.[3][4]
On June 7, 2019, Cheng Ho warship held a 25th anniversary celebration and a Dragon Boat Festival family reunion at Kaohsiung Port Xinbin Wharf.[5]
On September 14, 2023, the Ministry of National Defense released a video of the ship monitoring the PLA's Jinan.[6]
On May 23, 2024, the ship confronted the PLA's Nantong in the Taiwan Strait during the Joint Sword Exercise.[7]
Gallery
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A model of ROCS Cheng Ho -
ROCS Cheng Ho's surgical room
See also
[edit]- ROCS Chi Kuang (PFG2-1105)
- ROCS Tzu I (PFG2-1107)
- ROCS Pan Chao (PFG2-1108)
- ROCS Chang Chien (PFG2-1109)
- ROCS Tian Dan (PFG2-1110)
References
[edit]- ^ Lundquist, Edward H. "Interview with Adm. Richard Chen, Republic of China Navy (Ret.)". www.defensemedianetwork.com. Defense Media Network. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Xu Shaoxuan, Luo Tianbin, Wang Pingyu (July 21, 2006). "Waterman's mistake, Dunmu ship ran aground in Palau port" (in Chinese). Liberty Times. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "〈Exclusive〉Navy Friendship Arrives in Palau, Zheng He's Warship Suspected of Hitting a Reef" (in Chinese). TVBS News Network. July 20, 2006. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Chenggong-class missile frigate" (in Chinese). mdc. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ Fu Qizhen (June 7, 2019). "Zheng He warship ship celebration and Dragon Boat Festival family reunion invites family members to witness the growth of their children" (in Chinese). Youth Daily. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ Wu Shuwei (2023-09-15). "Countering Chinese aircraft and ships harassing Taiwan, the National Army released a video of monitoring the Jinan ship". Liberty Times (in Chinese).
- ^ Yang Zuyu (2024-05-24). "Keep an eye on the "Joint Sword" military exercise! Our Zheng He ship monitors the Nantong ship. China arrogantly claims that there are three breakthroughs..." Newtalk (in Chinese).
