The Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat is a type of missile boat in service with the Republic of China Navy (ROCN). The prototype was launched in 2003, and the boat first entered service by 2010.
The Kuang Hua VI project was first unveiled in 1996, designed to replace the Hai Ou-class missile boats in service with the ROCN. The missile boat's design was to be stealthy, therefore not carrying any air or surface search radar on board, except for the navigational radar. The missile boat's targeting info is obtained from shore and other larger naval combatants via datalink.[citation needed]
The contract to produce 30 Kuang Hua VI missile boats was awarded to CSBC Corporation, Taiwan (then as China Ship Building Corporation, CSBC) in 2003. The prototype, FACG-60 (Fast Attack Craft, Guided missile), was commissioned on October 1, 2003. However, the tender was subsequently disputed by rival bidders and the Taiwanese legislature froze the budget for the construction of the class until 2007. The ROCN and CSBC subsequently agreed that construction would commence on the 30 vessels and that work would be completed by the end of 2011, in batches of two missile crafts, but the construction work would be shared with two other civilian shipyards.
It was reported on November 26, 2007, that work on the first two missile boats had begun.[2]
In-service history
FACG 61 and 62 were handed over to the ROC Navy in late May 2009, and entered ROCN service by end of August 2009. A second batch consisting of FACG 63 and 64 was handed over to the ROC Navy on September 5, 2009, and entered service November 10, 2009. The third batch of FACG 65 and 66 was handed over to ROCN on October 30, 2009, and entered service December 17, 2009. A fourth batch of FACG 68 and 69 (hull number 67 skipped due to two digits adding up to 13, considered an unlucky number by ROCN) was handed over to ROCN December 22, 2009, and entered service on February 10, 2010.[3] The fifth batch of FACG 70 and 71 was handed over to ROCN March 15, 2010.[4] FACG 70 and 71 entered service on May 18, 2010, as part of the first KH-6 missile craft guided squadron, 5th Sea Dragon squadron, that stood with the first 10 missile craft and the prototype on May 18, 2010.[5][6]
According to news reports, it was expected the 31 KH-6 guided missile craft would form into 3 existing Sea Dragon squadrons, and phase out three of the five current Sea Dragon squadrons with older and small Hai Ou missile boats. The two remaining Sea Dragon squadrons with Hai Ou missile boats that were not even 20 years old would continue on in service. On May 14, 2010, the sixth batch of FACG 72 and 73 was handed over to ROCN, and commissioned into service on July 15, 2010.[7] On July 16, 2010, the seventh batch of FACG 74 and 75 was handed over to ROCN.[8] On September 27, 2010, the eighth batch of FACG 77 and 78 (hull number 76 skipped due unlucky number when added 2 digits together) was handed over to ROCN and entered service with ROCN on November 12, 2010.[9] FACG 79 and 80 were handed over to the ROC Navy on November 22, 2010, and entered service on January 10, 2011.[10][11] The last batch of KH-6 missile boats, FACG 92 and 93, was handed over to the ROC Navy on October 12, 2011.[12]
All 31 KH-6 missile boats are part of the Hai Chiao (Sea Dragon) PGMG Guided Missile Boat/Craft Group (海蛟大隊), which has 5 missile boat squadrons, with 1st, 2nd and 5th squadrons having all the KH-6 missile boats, while the 3rd and 4th squadron still had 20 Hai Ou missile boats remaining in service. By 2013, all Hai Ou missile boats were decommissioned.
The 5th Missile Boat Squadron, officially commissioned and serving at Tsoying naval base in southern Taiwan with 11 KH-6 missile boats on May 18, 2010, consisted of FABG 60 (prototype), 61-71. The 1st Missile Boat Squadron, officially commissioned and serving at Suao naval base in northern Taiwan with 10 KH-6 missile boats on April 7, 2011, consisted of FABG 72-82. The 2nd Missile Boat Squadron, officially commissioned and serving at Tsoying naval base in southern Taiwan with 10 KH-6 missile boats on December 2, 2011, consisted of FABG 83-93.
The only prototype of the Kuang Hwa VI, FACG-60, lost power and ended up hard aground upon concrete tetrapods forming the breakwater of an outer seawall. The navy was able to salvage and repair the damage. FACG-60 was refurbished as new after recovery.
Design
In 2007 it was announced that Taiwan had placed an order for 90 Series 4000 large diesel engines from Tognum subsidiary MTU Asia, which would be used to power the Kuang Hua VI class, three engines per missile boat.[13]
The Republic of China Armed Forces are the armed forces of the Republic of China (ROC) that once ruled Mainland China and now currently restricted to its territorial jurisdictions of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu Islands. They consist of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Military Police Force. The military is under the civilian control of the Ministry of National Defense, a cabinet-level agency overseen by the Legislative Yuan.
The Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces (ROCAF).
ROCS Yueh Fei, is a Cheng Kung-class guided-missile frigate of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN). She is the fourth ship of the class. Named for the famous Chinese commander Yue Fei, the ship was constructed by the China Shipbuilding Corporation at their yard in Kaoshuing, Taiwan. The Cheng Kung-class frigates are based on the American Oliver Hazard Perry class and share many of the same characteristics, the main difference being armed with Taiwanese Hsiung Feng II and Hsiung Feng III surface-to-surface missiles and different sensors. Yueh Fei was laid down on 5 September 1992, launched on 26 August 1994 and commissioned into the ROCN on 7 February 1996.
The Hsiung Feng I (HF-1) is an anti-ship missile system developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology in Taiwan between 1975 and 1978 in response to the SY-1 missile being introduced into service with the opposing People's Liberation Army Navy.
The Hsiung Feng II is an anti-ship missile system developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) in Taiwan. The HF-2 is designed to be deployed aboard ships or at facilities on land. An airborne version has also been developed which can be carried by the ROC Air Force's F-CK fighters. The HF-2 has ECCM capabilities and is deployed on the ROC Navy's Cheng Kung-class and La Fayette-class frigates, as well as at several land-based sites.
The Hsiung Feng III is a medium range supersonic missile with capabilities to destroy both land based targets and naval targets developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) in Taiwan.
ROCS Tian Dan is the eighth ship of the Cheng Kung-class guided-missile frigates of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN), which was based on the Oliver Hazard Perry class of the United States Navy. Tian Dan was intended to be the first hull of the second batch of the class, with improved armament and electronics. However, delays in the development of the weapon systems and electronics led to the second batch being cancelled. In 1999, the first ship of the second batch was re-ordered to the standard design with all the improvements to the design. The ship was constructed beginning in 2001 by the China Shipbuilding Corporation in Taiwan and the frigate was launched in 2002 and entered service with the ROCN in 2004. In 2014, Tian Dan was among the Taiwanese vessels sent to assist in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight.
The Cheng Kung-class frigates are eight guided-missile frigates in service in the Republic of China Navy (ROCN). They are based upon the U.S. Oliver Hazard Perry class and built by China Shipbuilding Corporation in Kaohsiung, Taiwan under license throughout the 1990s as part of the Kuang Hua I project. These frigates served as the mainstay of the ROCN's area air defense capability prior to the acquisition of the Keelung (Kidd)-class destroyers in 2005. They are designated with the hull classification PFG rather than FFG used by the Oliver Hazard Perry class.
CSBC Corporation, Taiwan is a company that produces ships for civilian and military use in Taiwan. It is headquartered in Kaohsiung, with shipyards in Kaohsiung and Keelung. It was a state-owned enterprise before privatization via an IPO in 2008.
The Dvora-class fast patrol boat is a fast class of patrol boats built by Israel Aerospace Industries for the Israeli Sea Corps based on the Israeli Dabur class.
The Tuo Chiang-class corvette is a Taiwanese-designed class of fast 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.
Huang Shu-kuang is a Taiwanese admiral, who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the ROC Armed Forces after the decease of General Shen Yi-ming.
The Panshih-class fast combat support ship (磐石級補給艦) is a single-ship class of the Republic of China Navy used to refuel, rearm, and resupply ROC Navy and allied ships. The class is named for Pan Shih mountain in Hualien County.
The Ching Chiang class is a class of patrol ships/corvettes built by CSBC for the Republic of China Navy.
The Anping class is a class of offshore patrol vessels manufactured by Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Company for the Coast Guard Administration of Taiwan.
ROCS Di Hua (PFG-1206) is a Kang Ding-class frigate of the Republic of China Navy.
The Yushan-class landing platform dock is a class of landing platform dock built by CSBC Corporation, Taiwan for the Republic of China Navy (ROCN). Four ships are planned, with one ship launched in April 2021.
The Hai Kun-class submarine, alternatively known as the Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS) program, is a class of attack submarines built by CSBC Corporation, Taiwan for the Republic of China Navy. While the Hai Kun class is thought to be based on the Dutch Zwaardvis class, which is currently operated by Taiwan, the design has been brought up to date by incorporating many new and more modern systems.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
Republic of China Navy 
