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ROCS Pan Chao

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ROCS Pan Chao on 16 March 2015
Career (Taiwan)
Name:
  • Pan Chao
  • (班超)
Namesake: Ban Chao
Builder:
  • China Shipbuilding Corp.,
  • Kaohsiung
Laid down: 25 July 1995
Launched: 3 July 1997
Commissioned: 16 December 1997
Identification: Pennant number: PFGS-1108
Status: in active service, as of 2026
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
Complement:
  • 18 officers
  • 180 enlisted
  • 19 flight crew
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • AN/SPS-49 air-search radar
  • AN/SPS-55 surface-search radar
  • CAS, STIR gun fire control radar
  • SQS-56 sonar
    • Electronic warfare
    & decoys:
  • AN/SLQ-32(V)5
  • (AN/SLQ-32(V)2 + SIDEKICK)
    • Armament:
  • 40 × SM-1MR at Mk 13 Missile Launcher
  • 4 × Hsiung Feng II and 4 HF-3 supersonic AShM
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun
  • 2 × Bofors 40mm/L70mm guns
  • 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 2 × triple Mark 32 ASW torpedo tubes with Mark 46 anti-submarine torpedoes
    • Aircraft carried: Sikorsky S-70C-1/2

    ROCS Pan Chao (班超, PFG2-1108) is the sixth of eight Taiwanese-built Cheng Kung-class frigates of the Republic of China Navy, based on the United States Oliver Hazard Perry class.

    Construction and career[]

    Laid down in July 1995 and launched in May 1996, Pan Chao was commissioned in December 1997. All of these Taiwanese frigates have the length of the later Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates, but have a different weapon and electronics fit.[1]

    Like her sister ships, Pan Chao was built under license by China SB Corp. at Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, ROC.

    In 2018, the Dunmu Sailing Training Detachment, with the Wuyi oil and ammunition supply ship as the flagship, the Nabi Bandao warship and the Kunming warship, sailed for a total of 105 days, covering a distance of 23,000 nautical miles. In order to effectively save sailing time and fuel consumption, and in line with the Dunmu visit route planning, it passed through the Panama Canal twice, traveling back and forth between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. [2], led by Major General Gao Jiabin to visit the Marshall Islands[3], El Salvador[4], Nicaragua[5], Dominican Republic[6], Honduras, and Guatemala[7][8]

    On February 26, 2025, the ship monitored the PLA's Type 071Simingshan and Type 903 Qiandao Lake in the southwest waters of Taiwan. [9]

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    See also[]

    References[]

    1. ↑ 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. 
    2. ↑ Luo Tianbin (2018-06-17). "Dunmu Fleet Returns to the Country, Large Warship Passing Through the Canal Picture Exposed!" (in 中文). Liberty Times. https://m.ltn.com.tw/amp/news/politics/breakingnews/2460819. Retrieved 2019-04-20. 
    3. ↑ "The Republic of China Navy's "107th Dunmu Sailing Training Detachment" successfully visited the Republic of the Marshall Islands". Joint Website of Republic of China's Overseas Missions. 2018-03-22. https://www.taiwanembassy.org/mh/post/1529.html. Retrieved 2018-04-09. 
    4. ↑ "The Republic of China Navy's Dunmu Sailing Training Detachment Arrives in El Salvador for a Visit". Central News Agency. 2018-04-09. https://times.hinet.net/times/news/21638998. Retrieved 2018-04-09. 
    5. ↑ "Navy Dunmu Detachment Arrives in Nicaragua Participate in joint training". Today News Network. 2018-04-10. https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%B5%B7%E8%BB%8D%E6%95%A6%E7%9D%A6%E6%94%AF%E9%9A%8A%E6%8A%B5%E9%81%94%E5%B0%BC%E5%8A%A0%E6%8B%89%E7%93%9C-%E5%8F%83%E8%88%87%E8%81%AF%E5%90%88%E8%A8%93%E7%B7%B4-020347541.html. Retrieved 2018-04-10. 
    6. ↑ "107th Navy Dunmu Sailing Training Detachment Visits Dominican Republic". Central News Agency. 2018-04-23. http://www.cna.com.tw/postwrite/Detail/232281.aspx#.WuAMmZq-ncd. Retrieved 2018-04-23. 
    7. ↑ "The Republic of China Navy's "107th Dunmu Sailing Training Detachment" successfully completed its visit to Guatemala". Central News Agency. 2018-05-11. http://news.sina.com.tw/article/20180511/26821966.html. Retrieved 2018-05-12. 
    8. ↑ [https://tw.news.appledaily.com/politics/realtime/20180614/1373253/ The Navy's Dunmu Expeditionary Detachment returned today. On May 23, 2024, the Ministry of National Defense released footage of the ship monitoring the PLA's Type 052DShaoxing. <ref>"Ministry of National Defense Releases Video Navy "Ban Chao Ship" Monitors the PLA's "Shaoxing Ship" Throughout the Journey". United News Network. 2024-05-23. https://udn.com/news/story/11597/7983640. 
    9. ↑ "The National Army is keeping a close eye on the whole process! The PLA warship announced "shooting training" without warning. The perspective of the Navy's super warship was exposed". Liberty Times. 2025-02-26. https://def.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/4963967. 
     United States Navy
     Royal Australian Navy
    Adelaide class
     Republic of China Navy
    Cheng Kung class
     Spanish Navy
    Santa María class
  • Preceded by: Knox class
  • Followed by: Constellation class


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