| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Company |
| Operators | Coast Guard Administration |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Heavy patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 3,719 tons [1] |
| Length | 119.42 m (391 ft 10 in) [1] |
| Beam | 15.2 m (49 ft 10 in) [1] |
| Propulsion | 5,200 kW (7,000 hp) x 4 [1] |
| Aircraft carried | UH-60/S-70C |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar |
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They have a max crew of 50. The vessels have advanced quieting and interior noise control. [2]
The two ships of the class, Yilan and Kaohsiung were commissioned together on June 6, 2015. [3] The original plan was for one vessel to primarily be deployed to the East China Sea and for one to primarily be deployed to the South China Sea. [4]
The first vessel of the class is named Yilan (CG128). [5]
The second vessel of the class is named Kaohsiung (CG129). In June 2020 Kaohsiung and another coast guard vessel detained a large Chinese sand dredging vessel which had been illegally harvesting sand in Taiwanese waters. [6]
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