![]() CG 5001 Chiayi | |
Class overview | |
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Builders | CSBC Corporation, Taiwan |
Operators | Coast Guard Administration |
Built | 2018-Present |
Planned | 4 |
On order | 4 |
Building | 3 |
Completed | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Large patrol vessel |
Displacement | 5,044 tons [1] |
Length | 125m [2] |
Beam | 16.5m [2] |
Speed | 24 knots [2] |
Range | >10,000 nautical miles [3] |
Armament | 1 X NCSIST 2.75in rockets remote weapon station, 2 X 20mm cannon remote weapon station, 3 X water cannons [4] |
Aircraft carried | UH-60/S-70C |
Aviation facilities | Hangar |
Notes | Contract is NT$11.74 billion (US$392 million) for the delivery of all four vessels [5] |
The Chiayi-class patrol vessel is a heavy patrol vessel of the Coast Guard Administration of Taiwan. Four ships are planned. All four are planned to be constructed by CSBC Corporation, Taiwan. [6]
The class has a helipad and hangar which can accommodate a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. It is equipped with a medical center with a negative pressure area, a surgery suite, and a x-ray facility. [6] [7]
The procurement is part of a decade long Coast Guard shipbuilding project with a projected budget of NT$42.6 billion ($1.4 billion). [6] The budgeted cost of the four 4,000 ton patrol vessels is NT$ 11.74 billion (US$392 million). [2] Delivery of all four is planned to be completed by 2025. [8]
The first vessel of the class, Chiayi (CG5001), was launched in June 2020. [6] The President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen presided over the launch. [3] The Coast Guard took possession of Chiayi in April 2021. [1]
The second vessel, Hsinchu (CG5002), was delivered in April 2022. [5]
A total of 4 vessels are planned.
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