ROCS Tzu I

	ROCS Tzu I on 27 March 2014
History
Taiwan
Name	Tzu I ; (郭子儀) ;
Namesake	Guo Ziyi
Builder	China Shipbuilding Corp. , ; Kaohsiung ;
Laid down	7 August 1994
Launched	13 July 1995
Commissioned	9 January 1997
Homeport	Tsoying
Identification	Pennant number : PFG2-1107
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Cheng Kung -class frigate
Displacement	4,103 long tons (4,169 t) full
Length	453 ft (138 m)
Beam	46.95 ft (14.31 m)
Propulsion	General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines , 40,000 shp total
Speed	29 knots
Complement	18 officers ; 180 enlisted ; 19 flight crew ;
Sensors and ; processing systems	AN/SPS-49 air-search radar ; AN/SPS-55 surface-search radar ; CAS, STIR gun fire control radar ; SQS-56 sonar ;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	AN/SLQ-32(V)5 ; (AN/SLQ-32(V)2 + SIDEKICK) ;
Armament	40 × SM-1MR at Mk 13 Missile Launcher ; 4 × Hsiung Feng II and 4 HF-3 supersonic AShM ; 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun ; 2 × Bofors 40mm/L70mm guns ; 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS ; 2 × triple Mark 32 ASW torpedo tubes with Mark 46 anti-submarine torpedoes ;
Aircraft carried	Sikorsky S-70C-1/2

ROCS Tzu I (子儀, PFG2-1107) is the fifth of eight Taiwanese-built Cheng Kung -class frigates of the Republic of China Navy , based on the Oliver Hazard Perry class .

Construction and career [ edit ]

Laid down 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. ^[1]

Like her sister ships, Tzu I was built under license by China SB Corp. at Kaohsiung City , Taiwan , ROC .

As of 2005 ^[update], Tzu I is homeported at Tso-Ying naval base.

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ROCS Tzu I 's aft
ROCS Tzu I 's bell
ROCS Tzu I 's Phalanx CIWS
ROCS Tzu I 's OTO Melara 76mm gun
ROCS Tzu I 's Mark 32 torpedo tubes

References [ edit ]

^ Lundquist, Edward H. "Interview with Adm. Richard Chen, Republic of China Navy (Ret.)" . www.defensemedianetwork.com . Defense Media Network . Retrieved 12 July 2020 .

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[Defense_Media_Network-1] Lundquist, Edward H. "Interview with Adm. Richard Chen, Republic of China Navy (Ret.)" . www.defensemedianetwork.com . Defense Media Network . Retrieved 12 July 2020 .

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