Yilan-class patrol vessel

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Yilan-class patrol vessel
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Yilan (CG128)
Class overview
Builders Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Company
Operators Coast Guard Administration
Planned2
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics
Type Heavy patrol vessel
Displacement3,719 tons [1]
Length119.42 m (391 ft 10 in) [1]
Beam15.2 m (49 ft 10 in) [1]
Propulsion5,200  kW (7,000  hp) x 4 [1]
ArmamentBofors 40mm main gun
Aircraft carriedUH-60/S-70C
Aviation facilities Hangar

The Yilan-class patrol vessel is a pair of heavy patrol vessels of the Coast Guard Administration of Taiwan.

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Overview

They have a max crew of 50. The vessels have advanced quieting and interior noise control. [2]

History

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]

Vessels

Yilan (CG128)

The first vessel of the class is named Yilan (CG128). [5]

Kaohsiung (CG129)

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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "YILAN(CG128)". www.cga.gov.tw. CGA. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Taiwanese Coast Guard Compliance to IMO Noise Levels". www.pyroteknc.com. Pyrotek. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Gady, Franz-Stefan. "2 New Ships: Taiwan's Coast Guard Is Thinking Big". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Wu, J.R. "Taiwan coast guard launches new ships as South China Sea tensions rise". www.reuters.com. Reuters.
  5. ↑ Hou, Elaine; Lin, Ko. "Taiwan's naval vessels opened for public tour at Taipei Port". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Lin, Sean. "Chinese dredging vessel detained in CGA operation". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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