 ROCS Cheng Ho on 23 November 2014 | |
| Career (Taiwan) |  |
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| Namesake: | Zheng He |
| Ordered: | 8 May 1989 |
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| Laid down: | 29 October 1991 |
| Launched: | 15 October 1992 |
| Commissioned: | 28 March 1994 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: PFG2-1103 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2026[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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, 40,000 shp total |
| Speed: | 29 knots |
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| Aircraft carried: | Sikorsky S-70C-1/2 |
ROCS Cheng Ho (鄭和; PFG2-1103) is the second of eight Taiwanese-built Cheng Kung-class frigates of the Republic of China Navy, based on the Oliver Hazard Perry class.
Construction and career[]
Laid down on 21 December 1991 and launched on 15 October 1992, Cheng Ho (鄭和) was commissioned into service on 28 March 1994. All of the Taiwanese PFGs have the length of the later Oliver Hazard Perry FFGs, but have a different weapon and electronics fit.[1]
Gallery[]
A model of ROCS Cheng Ho
ROCS Cheng Ho's surgical room
See also[]
- ROCS Chi Kuang (PFG2-1105)
- ROCS Tzu I (PFG2-1107)
- ROCS Pan Chao (PFG2-1108)
- ROCS Chang Chien (PFG2-1109)
- ROCS Tian Dan (PFG2-1110)
References[]
- ↑ Lundquist, Edward H.. "Interview with Adm. Richard Chen, Republic of China Navy (Ret.)". Defense Media Network. https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/interview-with-adm-richard-chen-republic-of-china-navy-ret/. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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