NAVYPEDIA
Support the project with paypal
HOME
FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
TAIWAN
ESCORTS
WEI XUEFENG corvette (1944/1949)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 雪峰 [Wei Xuefeng] (ex-正安 [Cheng An], ex-屋代 [Yashiro]), 1949- 威臺 [Tai Wan], 1950- 正安 [Zheng An] | PF76 | Hitachi, Sakurajima, Japan | 11.1943 | 16.2.1944 | 6.1944 // 2.1949 | discarded 1956 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 940 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1020 |
| Length, m | 72.5 pp 77.5 wl 78.8 oa |
| Breadth, m | 9.10 |
| Draught, m | 3.06 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 4200 |
| Max speed, kts | 19.5 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5000(16) |
| Armament | 1 x 2 - 120/45 10-shiki, 1 x 1 - 120/45 10-shiki, 3 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki, 7 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 | 150 |
Standard scale images
Wei Xuefeng 1949
Project history
Former Japanese Mikura class escort, transferred to China by reparations and in 1949 escaped to Taiwan.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016
