ROCS ''Chang Chien'' (張騫, PFG2-1109) is the seventh of eight Taiwanese-built s based on the
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Construction and career
Laid down
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in June 1996 and
launched in April 1997, ''Chang Chien'' was
commissioned in November, 1998. All of these Taiwanese frigates have the length of the later ''Oliver Hazard Perry''-class vessels, but have a different weapon and electronics fit.
Like her sister ships, ''Chang Chien'' was built under license by
China SB Corp. at
Kaohsiung City
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,
Taiwan
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,
ROC.
As of 2005, ''Chang Chien'' is homeported at
Tso-Ying naval base.
In 2025 the ''Chang Chiens 76mm gun failed during a live fire exercise with the barrel exploding. No one was injured in the accident.
Namesake
''Chang Chien'' is named after
Chang Chien (張騫) (195 BCE – 114 BCE), who served as an
emissary
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to the
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s in today's
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and later as a
general
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for the
Han dynasty
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. He was famous for not-giving up his emissary mission even when captured by
Xiongnu and forced to live among them for many years. Chang Chien was also instrumental for eventual Han conquest and colonization of the region now known as
Xinjiang
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Gallery
File:ROCN Chang Chien (PFG2-1109) Shipped at Keelung Naval Pier 20170309a.jpg, ROCS ''Chang Chien'' on 9 March 2017
File:ROCN Chang Chien (PFG2-1109) Shipped at Keelung Naval Pier 20170309bc.jpg, ROCS ''Chang Chien'''s midship
File:Central Upper Deck of ROCN Chang Chien (PFG2-1109) 20170309.jpg, ROCS ''Chang Chien'''s OTO Melara 76mm gun
File:Hsiung Feng II and Hsiung Feng III Anti-Ship Missile Launchers aboard on Central Upper Deck of ROCN Chang Chien (PFG2-1109) 20170309.jpg, ROCS ''Chang Chien'''s Hsiung Feng II
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and Hsiung Feng III
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File:Stern View of ROCN Chang Chien (PFG2-1109) and Si Ning (PFG-1203) Shipped at Keelung Naval Pier 20170309.jpg, ROCS ''Chang Chien'''s aft
File:ROCN PFG2-1109 at Port of Taichung 20170305.jpg, ROCS ''Chang Chien'' on 5 March 2017
See also
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Notes
References
*Saunders, Stephen. ''Jane's Fighting Ships 2002–2003''. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2002. .
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Cheng Kung-class frigates
Ships built in the Republic of China
1997 ships
Frigates of the Republic of China
Ships of the CSBC Corporation, Taiwan