Tuo Chiang-class corvette
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tuo Chiang |
| Builders | Lungteh Shipbuilding, Su-Ao, Yilan County, Taiwan |
| Operators | Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy |
| Preceded by | Ching Chiang-class patrol ship |
| Subclasses | Anping-class offshore patrol vessel |
| Cost | NT$5.4 billion (US$188 million) |
| Built | 2012–present |
| In commission | 2014–present |
| Planned | 12 |
| Completed | 7 |
| Active | 7 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Coastal corvette |
| Displacement | 567 tonnes full load, 732 tonnes full load (improved hull) |
| Length | 60.4 m (198 ft 2 in) (Length on cushion), 65 m (213 ft 3 in) (improved hull) |
| Beam | 14 m (45 ft 11 in), 14.8 m (48 ft 7 in) (improved hull) |
| Draught | 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in), 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) (improved hull) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 45 kn (83 km/h; 52 mph) (fully armed) |
| Complement | 41 |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 12 counter-IR/RF chaff dispensers (6 bow and stern) |
| Armament |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck, primarily for VERTREP |
The Tuo Chiang-class corvette (Chinese: 沱江; lit. 'Tuo River') is a Taiwanese-designed class of fast (up to 45 knots, 83 km/h, 52 mph) and stealthy multi-mission corvettes built for the Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy. It is designed to counter the numerous and increasingly sophisticated People's Liberation Army Navy ships by utilizing hit-and-run tactics, and thus features clean upper structure design with very few extrusions to reduce radar signature, pre-cooled engine exhaust to reduce infrared signature, and a reduced visual signature to reduce chance of detection.