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TAI YUAN frigate (1944/1968)
Photo
Tai Yuan 1970s
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 太原 [Tai Yuan] (ex-Riley) | DE27, 1983- 827 | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 10/1943 | 29.12.1943 | 3/1944 // 10.7.1968 | stricken 1997 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1430 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1811 |
| Length, m | 91.4 wl 93.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.3 |
| Draught, m | 3.40 full load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 General Electric turbine-generators, 2 electric motors, 2 Foster Wheeler boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 12000 |
| Max speed, kts | 23 |
| Fuel, t | oil 347 - 348 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5500(15) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 3 - 324 TT, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 11 ASWRL, 2 DCR |
| Electronic equipment | SPS-6, SPS-10 radars, QGA sonar |
| Complement | 200 |
Standard scale images
Tai Yuan 1975
Graphics
Tai Yuan 1970s
Project history
Former USN Rudderow ('TEV') class destroyer escort.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016
