ROCS ''Chi Kuang'' (; PFG2-1105) is a
guided missile frigate
A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied.
The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and maneuvera ...
of the
Republic of China Navy
The Republic of China Navy (ROCN, Chinese, 中華民國海軍) , colloquially known as the Taiwanese Navy ( Chinese, 台湾海军) by Western or mainland Chinese media, or commonly referred as the National Military Navy ( Chinese, 國軍海軍) ...
, used mainly in local air-defense and anti-submarine roles. It is the third of eight Taiwanese-built frigates based on the .
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 ...
on 4 October 1992 and
launched on 27 September 1993, ''Chi Kuang'' was
commissioned in service on 7 March 1995. All of these Taiwanese FFGs have the length of the later ''Oliver Hazard Perry'' FFGs, but have a different weapon and electronics fit.
See also
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References
Cheng Kung-class frigates
Ships built in the Republic of China
1993 ships
Frigates of the Republic of China
Ships of the CSBC Corporation, Taiwan
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