ROCS ''Cheng Kung'' (成功, PFG2-1101) is the lead ship of eight

guided-missile frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...

s, which are based on the 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. 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 The Hsiung Feng II (HF-2; , "Brave Wind II") is an anti-ship missile system developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) in Taiwan. The HF-2 is designed to be deployed aboard ships or at facilities on land. ...

(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.

Gallery

File:ROCN cheng kung class PFG2-1105 and PFG2-1101 20050624.jpg, ROCS ''Cheng Kung'' and ROCS Chi Kuang File:ROCN PFG-1101 model in WOC 20120609.jpg, A model of ROCS ''Cheng Kung''

References

Cheng Kung-class frigates Ships built in the Republic of China 1991 ships Frigates of the Republic of China {{Taiwan-mil-stub