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CHIEN FANG submarine chasers (1942-1945/1946-1949)
Ships
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate | Modification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 吳淞 [Wu Sung] (ex-PC490) | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 5.1941 | 18.10.1941 | 3.1942 // 8.1948 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (行者 [Wu Song]) | PC | ||
| 黄浦 [Huang Pu] (ex-PC492) | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 6.1941 | 29.12.1941 | 5.1942 // 6.1948 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (黃埔 [Huang Pu]) | PC | ||
| (ex-PC593) | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 4.1942 | 22.8.1942 | 12.1942 // 8.1948 | to Taiwan 7.1949 | PC | ||
| (ex-PC595) | Dravo, Pittsburgh, USA | 5.1942 | 9.10.1942 | 4.1943 // 6.1948 | deleted 1970/75 | PC | ||
| (ex-PC(C)598, ex-PC598) | Commercial Iron Wks, Portland, USA | 5.1942 | 7.9.1942 | 3.1943 // 1949 | deleted 1970/75 | PC | ||
| 嘉陵 [Chia Ling] (ex-PC1247) | Nashville Bridge, USA | 5.1943 | 7.8.1943 | 12.1943 // 6.1948 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (嘉陵 [Tuo Jiang]) | PC | ||
| 房晨 [Chien Fang] (ex-PC1549) | Consolidated SB, New York, USA | 1.1944 | 12.3.1944 | 7.1944 // 5.1946 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (钱塘 [Qian Tang]) | PC | ||
| 洞平[Tung Ping] (ex-PGM12, ex-PC1088) | Geo Lawley, Neponset, USA | 8.1943 | 18.1.1945 | 4.1945 // 8.1948 | deleted 1970/75 | PGM | ||
| 洞庭[Tung Ting] (ex-PGM13, ex-PC1089) | Geo Lawley, Neponset, USA | 1.1945 | 12.4.1945 | 6.1945 // 6.1948 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (洞庭[Dong Ting]) | PGM | ||
| (ex-PGM14, ex-PC1090) | Geo Lawley, Neponset, USA | 4.1945 | 15.6.1945 | 8.1945 // 6.1948 | deleted 1970/75 | PGM | ||
| 康定 [Kan Tang] (ex-PGM15, ex-PC1091) | Geo Lawley, Neponset, USA | 6.1945 | 31.7.1945 | 10.1945 // 6.1948 | deleted 1970/75 | PGM | ||
| 袍应 [Pao Ying] (ex-PGM20, ex-PC1551) | Consolidated SB, New York, USA | 3.1944 | 7.5.1944 | 12.1944 // 6.1948 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (袍应 [Bao Ying]) | PGM | ||
| 鸿字 [Hung Tse] (ex-PGM26, ex-PC1557) | Consolidated SB, New York, USA | 8.1944 | 25.9.1944 | 2.1945 // 6.1948 | to Taiwan 7.1949 (鸿字 [Hong Ze]) | PGM |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 414 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 463 |
| Length, m | 51.8 wl 52.9 oa |
| Breadth, m | 7.06 |
| Draught, m | 3.30 full load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 2880 |
| Max speed, kts | 19 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 49 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3000 (12) |
| Armament | PC: 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 2 x 4 - 178 Mousetrap DCT, 2 DCT, 2 DCR PC(C): 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 2 x 4 - 178 Mousetrap DCT, 2 DCT, 2 DCR PGM: 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 6 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 1 x 2 - 60/12 M19 mortar, 2 х 1 - 12.7/90 |
| Electronic equipment | PC, PC(C): SF or SO or SU radar, QHA sonar PGM: SF or SO or SU radar |
| Complement | 65 |
Standard scale images
Chien Fang 1948 PC
Project history
Former USN 173ft PC, PC(C) class chasers and PGM class motor gunboats.
Modernizations
early 1950s: all survived were rearmed with 2 x 1 - 76/55 34K, 3 x 1 - 37/73 70K, 2 DCT, 2 DCR
Naval service
8 boats in 1949 escaped to Taiwan. Survived boats served till early 1970s, but one boat served till end 1980s as TS.
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