REPUBLIC OF CHINA NAVY (TAIWAN)
Chung Ho 1997
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| 中和 [Chung Ho] (ex-Manitowoc) | 232 | Philadelphia N Yd, USA | 27.2.1967 | 4.1.1969 | 24.1.1970 // 8.5.1997 | in service (2019) | |
| 中平 [Chung Ping] (ex-Sumter) | 233 | Philadelphia N Yd, USA | 14.11.1967 | 13.12.1969 | 20.6.1970 // 8.5.1997 | in service (2019) |
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Displacement standard, t |
4970 |
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Displacement full, t |
8450 |
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Length, m |
159.2 oa over hull, 171.3 oa over derrick arms |
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Breadth, m |
21.8 |
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Draught, m |
5.30 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
6 General Motors 16-645-E5 diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
16500 |
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Max speed, kts |
20 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 1750 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 14250(14) |
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Armament |
2 x 2 - 76/50 Mk 33, 1 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Phalanx, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, helicopter deck |
| Military load | 29 tanks or 2000 t of cargo, 385 troops, 3 LCVP, 1 LCP |
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Electronic equipment |
SPS-64(v)9, SPS-10F radars |
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Complement |
218 |
Project history: Former USN Newport class tank landing ships. Transferred 18.4.1997 and formally commissioned by ROCN 8.5.1998. Offer of Newport was turned doen in 1997 and offer of Schenectady was rejected in 2000.
Modernizations: 1998, both: - 2 x 2 - 76/50; + 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 2x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL
2010s, both: - 2x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL; + SLQ-3 ECM suite (WD-2A + Chang Feng IV), 4x CR-201 decoy RL
Naval service: No significant events.
Chung Ho 2000
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