Chiayi-class offshore patrol vessel

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Chiayi-class patrol vessel
Patrol vessel of Coast Guard Administration CG 5002 Hsinchu at the launching ceremony 20210428.jpg
CG 5002 Hsinchu
Class overview
BuildersCSBC Corporation, Taiwan
OperatorsCoast Guard Administration
Built2018-Present
Planned4
On order4
Building2
Completed1
General characteristics
TypeHeavy patrol vessel
Displacement5,044 tons[2]
Length125m[3]
Beam16.5m[3]
Speed24 knots[3]
Range>10,000 nautical miles[1]
Armament2.75in rockets, 20mm cannon remote weapon stations, and water cannons[4]
Aircraft carriedUH-60/S-70C
Aviation facilitiesHangar

The Chiayi-class patrol vessel is a heavy patrol vessel of the Coast Guard Administration of Taiwan. Four ships are planned. All four are planned to be constructed by CSBC Corporation, Taiwan.[5]

Description[]

CG 5001 Chiayi

The class has a helipad and hangar which can accommodate a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. It is equipped with a medical center with a negative pressure area, a surgery suite, and a x-ray facility.[5][6]

History[]

The procurement is part of a decade long coast guard shipbuilding project with a projected budget of NT$42.6 billion ($1.4 billion).[5] The budgeted cost of the four 4,000 ton patrol vessels is NT$ 11.74 billion (US$392 million).[3] Delivery of all four is planned to be completed by 2025.[4]

The first vessel of the class, Chiayi (CG5001), was launched in June 2020.[5] The President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen presided over the launch.[1] The Coast Guard took possession of Chiayi in April 2021.[2]

Vessels[]

A total of 4 vessels are planned.

  • Chiayi (CG5001), launched in June 2020[5]
  • Hsinchu (CG5002), launched in April 2021[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "President Tsai launches 4,000-ton patrol vessel Chiayi". taiwantoday.tw. Taiwan Today. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b Strong, Matthew. "Taiwan Coast Guard takes delivery of largest frigate". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Yu, Matt; Yeh, Joseph. "President Tsai christens Taiwan's largest coast guard ship 'Chiayi'". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b Chung, Lawrence (June 2020). "Taiwan set to commission its largest patrol ship to strengthen South China Sea claims". www.scmp.com. SCMP. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Taiwan coast guard launches indigenously built patrol ship". mainichi.jp. Mainichi. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. ^ China (Taiwan), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of (2021-04-30). "Tsai presides over delivery of CGA patrol vessel Chiayi". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  7. ^ "海巡4000噸級「嘉義艦」明天交船 配備火箭彈展現防衛國土決心". 聯合新聞網. 2021-04-29.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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