ROCN Tian Dan on 24 March 2019
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History | |
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Taiwan | |
Name | Tian Dan (田單) |
Namesake | Tian Dan |
Builder | China Shipbuilding Corp., Kaohsiung |
Laid down | 22 February 2001 |
Launched | 17 October 2002 |
Commissioned | 11 March 2004 |
Homeport | Tsoying |
Identification | Pennant number: PFG2-1110 |
Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cheng Kung-class frigate |
Displacement | 4,103 long tons (4,169 t) full |
Length | 453 ft (138 m) |
Beam | 46.95 ft (14.31 m) |
Propulsion | General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 41,000 shp (31,000 kW) total |
Speed | 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) |
Complement |
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Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | Sikorsky S-70C-1/2 |
ROCS Tian Dan (田單, PFG2-1110) 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.