ROCS ''Pan Chao'' (班超, PFG2-1108) is the sixth of eight

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, based on the United States .

Construction and career

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in July 1995 and launched in May 1996, ''Pan Chao'' was commissioned in December 1997. All of these Taiwanese frigates have the length of the later ''Oliver Hazard Perry''-class frigates, but have a different weapon and electronics fit. Like her

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s, ''Pan Chao'' was built under license by China SB Corp. at

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, Taiwan, ROC. On May 23, 2024, the Ministry of National Defense released footage of the ship monitoring the PLA's

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. On February 26, 2025, the ship monitored the PLA's Type 071 Simingshan and Type 903 Qiandao Lake in the southwest waters of Taiwan.

Gallery

File:ROCN Pan Chao (PFG2-1108) and ROCN Tian Dan (PFG2-1110) Shipped at Zuoying Naval Base 20141123b.jpg, ROCS ''Pan Chao'' and ROCS Tian Dan on 23 November 2014 File:ROCN Pan Chao (PFG2-1108) Hanger View from Flight Deck 20150316.jpg, ROCS ''Pan Chao'''s hangar File:Visitors around OTO Melara 76mm Gun aboard on ROCN Pan Chao (PFG2-1108) 20150316.jpg, ROCS ''Pan Chao'''s OTO Melara 76mm gun File:Mk92 FCS STIR Mounted on ROCN Pan Chao (PFG2-1108) 20150316a.jpg, ROCS ''Pan Chao'''s Mark 92

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File:Hsiung Feng II and Hsiung Feng III Anti-Ship Missile Launchers aboard on Central Upper Deck of ROCN Pan Chao (PFG2-1108) 20150316.jpg, ROCS ''Pan Chao'''s Hsiung Feng II and

Hsiung Feng III The Hsiung Feng III (HF-3; , "Brave Wind III") is a medium range supersonic missile with capabilities to destroy both land based targets and naval targets developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) in Taiwa ...

File:Main Mast of ROCN Pan Chao (PFG2-1108) Rear Left View 20150316.jpg, ROCS ''Pan Chao'''s main mast

References

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 {{Taiwan-mil-stub

Construction and career

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