ROCS ''Cheng Ho'' (鄭和, PFG2-1103) is the second of eight Taiwanese-built
''Cheng Kung''-class frigates of the
Republic of China Navy
The Republic of China Navy (ROCN; ), also called the ROC Navy and colloquially the Taiwan Navy, is the maritime branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces (ROCAF).
The service was formerly commonly just called the Chinese Navy during World W ...
, based on the
''Oliver Hazard Perry'' class.
Construction and career
Laid down
Laying the keel or laying down is the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction. It is often marked with a ceremony attended by dignitaries from the shipbuilding company and the ultimate owners of the ship.
Keel laying is one o ...
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.
Gallery
File:ROCN PFG-1103 model in WOC 20120609.jpg, A model of ROCS ''Cheng Ho''
File:丘副總長視導鄭和軍艦醫務室 20200226.jpg, ROCS ''Cheng Ho'''s surgical room
See also
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ROCS Chi Kuang (PFG2-1105)
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ROCS Tzu I (PFG2-1107)
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ROCS Pan Chao (PFG2-1108)
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ROCS Chang Chien (PFG2-1109)
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ROCS Tian Dan (PFG2-1110)
ROCS ''Tian Dan'' (, PFG2-1110) is the eighth ship of the guided-missile frigates of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN), which was based on the of the United States Navy. ''Tian Dan'' was intended to be the first hull of the second batch of the ...
References
Cheng Kung-class frigates
Ships built in the Republic of China
1992 ships
Frigates of the Republic of China
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