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[Schneemann]

Taiwan starts building second improved Tuo Chiang-class corvette for RoCN

Taiwan's Lungteh Shipbuilding has begun construction work on the second improved Tuo Chiang (also spelt Tuo Jiang)-class fast missile corvette on order for the Republic of China Navy (RoCN).

A steel-cutting ceremony for the vessel was held on 6 October at the company's facilities in Suao, Yilan County, Taiwan's Military News Agency (MNA) reported that same day, while confirming that this is the second of six corvettes of the improved variant set to be built by 2023. According to Taiwanese media reports, up to five more of these corvettes are expected to follow. Ta Chiang (pennant number 619), the first series-produced vessel of the improved variant, entered service with the RoCN in a ceremony held on 9 September at the Suao Naval Base [...].

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/naval...e-for-rocn

Info: Es handelt sich um ca. 600 ts große Doppelrumpf-Stealth-Korvetten mit 16 TC-2N-AAMs, Hsiung Feng II/III-ASMs, Phalanx, 76 mm-Kanone und einer Geschwindigkeit von 45 kn.

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