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TAIWAN
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CHENG AN corvettes (1944-1945/1949)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 泰安 [Tai An] (ex-泰安 [Tai An], ex-第104号海防艦 [104-go]) | PF71 | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Japan | 19.12.1944 | 1.1945 // 1949 | stricken 1958 | ||
| 成安 [Cheng An] (ex-成安 [Cheng An], ex-第40号海防艦 [40-go]) | PF72 | Fujinagata, Osaka, Japan | 1944 | 2.1944 // 2.1949 | stricken 1958 | ||
| 同安 [Tong An] (ex-同安 [Tong An], ex-第192号海防艦 [192-go]) | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, Japan | 30.1.1945 | 2.1945 // 1949 | deleted 1952 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 740 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 940 |
| Length, m | 65.0 pp 68.0 wl 69.5 oa |
| Breadth, m | 8.60 |
| Draught, m | 3.05 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 set Kampon geared steam turbine, 2 Kampon boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2500 |
| Max speed, kts | 17.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil 240 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4500(14) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 120/45 10-shiki, 2 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 2 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 4 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki, 1 x 1 - 81/12 ASW mortar, 12 DCT (120) |
| Electronic equipment | 2-shiki 2-go, 3-shiki 1-go radars, 93-shiki sonar, 93-shiki hydrophone |
| Complement | 160 |
Standard scale images
Cheng An 1955
Project history
Former Japanese D class escorts, transferred by reparations to China and in 1949 escaped to Taiwan.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016
