REPUBLIC OF CHINA NAVY (TAIWAN)
Yung Tai 1965
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 永泰 [Yung Tai] (ex-PCE867), 1950- 山海 [Shan Hai] | PCE35, 1949- PCE41, later- PCE62 | Albina, Portland, USA | 7.1942 | 3.12.1942 | 6.1943 // 1949 | damaged 14.11.1965, never repaired | |
| 永興 [Yong Xing] (ex-PCE869), 1950- 維源 [Wei Yuan] | PCE42, later- PCE68 | Albina, Portland, USA | 9.1942 | 6.2.1943 | 9.1943 // 1949 | deleted 1970 |
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Displacement standard, t |
795 |
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Displacement full, t |
903 |
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Length, m |
54.9 wl 56.2 oa |
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Breadth, m |
10.1 |
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Draught, m |
2.90 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
2000 |
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Max speed, kts |
15.1 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 140 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 8500 (12) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR |
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Electronic equipment |
SG or SL radar, QHA sonar |
| Complement | 96 |
Project history: Former USN PCE type patrols, transferred to China and escaped to Taiwan.
Modernizations: 1955, both: - 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR, sonar; + 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22
Naval service: Shan Tai was damaged in action with Chinese escorts off the South China coast 14.11.1965 and was deleted soon after.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016