ROCS Chang Chien (FFG-1109) | |
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Career (Republic of China) | ![]() |
Name: | Chang Chien |
Builder: | China Shipbuilding Corporation, Koahsiung[1] |
Laid down: | 4 December 1995[1] |
Launched: | 14 May 1997[1] |
Commissioned: | 1 December 1988[1] |
General characteristics [1] | |
Displacement: |
2750 ton light 4105 ton full load |
Length: | 453 ft (138.1 m) |
Beam: | 45 ft (13.7 m) |
Draught: | 14.8 ft (4.5 m) |
Installed power: | 41,000 shp (31,000 kW) |
Propulsion: | 2× General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 1 shaft |
Speed: | 29 kn (33 mph; 54 km/h) |
Range: | 4,500 nmi (5,200 mi; 8,300 km) |
Complement: | 234 |
Sensors and processing systems: |
Radar: SQS-56/DE 1160 hull mounted active BAe/Thomson Sintra ATAS active towed array |
Electronic warfare & decoys: | Chang Feng IV |
Armament: |
1× Mk 13 Missile Launcher, 40 SM-1MR anti-aircraft guided missiles |
Aircraft carried: | 1 or 2× S-70C(M) helicopters |
ROCS Chang Chien (張騫, FFG-1109) is the seventh of eight Taiwanese-built frigates based on the Oliver Hazard Perry-class. Laid down in June 1996 and launched in April 1997, Chang Chien was commissioned in November, 1998. All of these Taiwanese FFG's have the length of the later Oliver Hazard Perry FFG's, but have a different weapon and electronics fit.
Like her sister ships, Chang Chien was built under license by China SB Corp. at Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, ROC.
As of 2005, Chang Chien is homeported at Tso-Ying naval base.
Namesake[]
Chang Chien is named after Chang Chien (張騫) (195 BCE - 114 BCE), who served as an emissary to the nation-states in today's Central Asia and later as a general for the Han Dynasty. He was famous for not-giving up his emissary mission even when captured by Xiongnu and forced to lived among them for many years. Chang Chien was also instrumental for eventual Han conquest and colonization of the region now known as Xinjiang.
References[]
- Saunders, Stephen. Jane's Fighting Ships 2002–2003. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2002. ISBN 0710624328.
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