Yilan-class patrol vessel
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![]() Yilan (CG128)
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Class overview | |
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Builders | Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Company |
Operators | Coast Guard Administration |
Planned | 2 |
Completed | 2 |
Active | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Heavy patrol vessel |
Displacement | 3,719 tons[1] |
Length | 119.42 m (391 ft 10 in)[1] |
Beam | 15.2 m (49 ft 10 in)[1] |
Propulsion | 5,200 kW (7,000 hp) x 4[1] |
Aircraft carried | UH-60/S-70C |
Aviation facilities | Hangar |
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The Yilan-class patrol vessel is a pair of heavy patrol vessels of the Coast Guard Administration of Taiwan.
Overview
[edit]They have a max crew of 50. The vessels have advanced quieting and interior noise control.[2]
History
[edit]The two ships of the class, Yilan and Kaohsiung were commissioned together on June 6, 2015.[3] The original plan was for one vessel to primarily be deployed to the East China Sea and for one to primarily be deployed to the South China Sea.[4]
Vessels
[edit]Yilan (CG128)
[edit]The first vessel of the class is named Yilan (CG128).[5]
Kaohsiung (CG129)
[edit]The second vessel of the class is named Kaohsiung (CG129). In June 2020 Kaohsiung and another coast guard vessel detained a large Chinese sand dredging vessel which had been illegally harvesting sand in Taiwanese waters.[6]
See also
[edit]- Chiayi-class patrol vessel
- Anping-class offshore patrol vessel
- Miaoli-class patrol vessel
- Cheng Kung-class frigate
- Kang Ding-class frigate
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "YILAN(CG128)". www.cga.gov.tw. CGA. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Taiwanese Coast Guard Compliance to IMO Noise Levels". www.pyroteknc.com. Pyrotek. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Gady, Franz-Stefan. "2 New Ships: Taiwan's Coast Guard Is Thinking Big". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Wu, J.R. "Taiwan coast guard launches new ships as South China Sea tensions rise". www.reuters.com. Reuters.
- ^ Hou, Elaine; Lin, Ko. "Taiwan's naval vessels opened for public tour at Taipei Port". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Lin, Sean. "Chinese dredging vessel detained in CGA operation". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 July 2020.