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Cheng Kung-class frigates
ROCS
Cheng Ho
on 23 November 2014
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History
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Taiwan
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Name
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Namesake
| Zheng He
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Ordered
| 8 May 1989
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Builder
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Laid down
| 29 October 1991
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Launched
| 15 October 1992
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Commissioned
| 28 March 1994
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Identification
| Pennant number
: PFG2-1103
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Status
| in active service
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General characteristics
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Class and type
| Cheng Kung
-class
frigate
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Displacement
| 4,103 long tons (4,169 t) full
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Length
| 453 ft (138 m)
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Beam
| 46.95 ft (14.31 m)
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Propulsion
| General Electric LM2500-30
gas turbines
, 40,000 shp total
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Speed
| 29 knots
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Complement
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- 18 officers
- 180 enlisted
- 19 flight crew
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Sensors and
processing systems
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Electronic warfare
& decoys
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- AN/SLQ-32(V)5
- (AN/SLQ-32(V)2 + SIDEKICK)
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Armament
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Aircraft carried
| Sikorsky S-70C-1/2
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ROCS
Cheng Ho
(鄭和, PFG2-1103)
is the second of eight Taiwanese-built
Cheng Kung
-class
frigates
of the
Republic of China Navy
, based on the
Oliver Hazard Perry
class
.
Construction and career
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Laid down
on 21 December 1991 and
launched
on 15 October 1992,
Cheng Ho
(鄭和) was
commissioned
into service on 28 March 1994. All of the Taiwanese PFGs have the length of the later
Oliver Hazard Perry
FFGs, but have a different weapon and electronics fit.
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