ROCS ''Tzu I'' (子儀, PFG2-1107) is the fifth of eight Taiwanese-built
''Cheng Kung''-class frigate
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The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and maneuvera ...
s 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) ...
, based on the
''Oliver Hazard Perry'' class.
Construction and career
Laid down
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Keel laying is one ...
on 7 August 1994 and
launched on 13 July 1995, ''Tzu I'' was
commissioned in service in January 1997. The ''Cheng Kung''-class frigates have the same length as the later ''Oliver Hazard Perry'' frigates, but have a different weapon and electronics fit.
Like her sister ships, ''Tzu I'' was built under license by
China SB Corp. at
Kaohsiung City
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,
Taiwan
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,
ROC.
, ''Tzu I'' is homeported at
Tso-Ying naval base.
Gallery
File:ROCN Tzu I (PFG2-1107) Shipped at No.2 East Pier, Zuoying Naval Base 20141123a.jpg, ROCS ''Tzu I'''s aft
File:Right Side Deck of ROCN Tzu I (PFG-1107) 20140327.jpg, ROCS ''Tzu I'''s bell
File:Rear Upper Deck of ROCN Tzu I (PFG-1107) 20140327.jpg, ROCS ''Tzu I'''s Phalanx CIWS
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File:OTO Melara 76mm Gun aboard ROCN Tzu I (PFG-1107) 20140327a.jpg, ROCS ''Tzu I'''s OTO Melara 76mm gun
File:Mark 32 Torpedo Tubes Mounted on ROCN Tzu I (PFG-1107) Right Side 20130504.jpg, ROCS ''Tzu I'''s Mark 32 torpedo tubes
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History
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See also
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References
Cheng Kung-class frigates
Ships built in the Republic of China
1995 ships
Frigates of the Republic of China
Ships of the CSBC Corporation, Taiwan
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