Tuo Chiang-class corvette

Class overview
NameTuo Chiang
BuildersLungteh Shipbuilding, Su-Ao, Yilan County, Taiwan
OperatorsTaiwan Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy
Preceded byChing Chiang-class patrol ship
SubclassesAnping-class offshore patrol vessel
CostNT$5.4 billion (US$188 million)[1]
Built2012–present
In commission2014–present
Planned12
Completed7
Active7
General characteristics
TypeCoastal corvette
Displacement567 tonnes full load,[2][3] 732 tonnes full load (improved hull)
Length60.4 m (198 ft 2 in) (Length on cushion), 65 m (213 ft 3 in) (improved hull)
Beam14 m (45 ft 11 in), 14.8 m (48 ft 7 in) (improved hull)
Draught2.3 m (7 ft 7 in), 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) (improved hull)
Propulsion
  • 2 × MTU 20V 4000 M93L diesel engine – rated at 4,300 kW (5,800 hp), 4 × MJP CSU 850 waterjet
  • 4 × MTU20V4000M93Ldiesel engine, 4 × MJP CSU 850 waterjet (improved hull)
Speed45 kn (83 km/h; 52 mph) (fully armed)
Complement41
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Navigational radar
  • CS/SPG-6N(S) surface search radar (Tuo Chiang)
  • CS/SPG-6N(T) fire control radar (Tuo Chiang)
  • CS/MPQ-90 Sea Bee Eye surface search and fire control AESA type radar (Ta Chiang onwards)
  • STIR 1.2 EO Mk2 fire control radar (Ta Chiang onwards)
  • Variable depth sonar (Tuo Chiang)
Electronic warfare
& decoys		12 counter-IR/RF chaff dispensers (6 bow and stern)[4]
Armament
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck,[4] primarily for VERTREP
PGG-619 delivery ceremony
Hsiung Feng III fired from ROCS Tuo Chiang
TC-2N fired from ROCS Ta Chiang

The Tuo Chiang-class corvette (Chinese: 沱江; lit. 'Tuo River') is a Taiwanese-designed class of fast (up to 45 knots, 83 km/h, 52 mph) 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.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

  1. ^ "'Carrier-killer' starts trials". Taipei Times. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ LaGrone, Sam (24 December 2014). "Taiwan Navy Takes Delivery of First Stealth 'Carrier Killer' Corvette". United States Naval Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  3. ^ Wong, Kelvin (19 August 2015). "Taiwan highlights new features, further development for Tuo Jiang stealth corvette". IHS Jane's 360. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Minnick, Wendell (31 December 2014). "Taiwan Navy Accepts New Catamaran". Defensenews.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Taiwanese Navy showcases new 'killer' stealth warship". Fox News. 24 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Taiwan Launches Its Largest-Ever Missile Ship". Defense News. Agence France-Presse. 8 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Taiwan in stealth technology breakthrough: report". phys.org.
  8. ^ "Taiwan Navy Launches New Stealth Boat". 18 March 2019.
  9. ^ Devan Joseph. "The Taiwan Navy Just Unveiled A Stealth Missile Warship Dubbed The 'Carrier-Killer'". Business Insider. Associated Press.
  10. ^ "Taiwan Navy Takes Delivery of First Stealth 'Carrier Killer' Corvette". 24 December 2014.
  11. ^ "'Stealth' frigate handed over to Taiwan's Navy". South China Morning Post. 23 December 2014.