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| Ship displacement = 3,211 tons (4,192 full load)
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'''ROCS ''Lan Yang'' (FFG-935)''' is a [[Chi Yang-class frigate]] of the [[Republic of China Navy]]. She was formerly in service as the '''USS ''Joseph Hewes'' (FF-1078)''', a {{sclass|Knox|frigate}} of the [[United States Navy]].

== Construction ==
Constructed by [[Avondale Shipyard]], [[Westwego, Louisiana]] and laid down 14 May 1969, launched 7 March 1970, and delivered 6 April 1971. She was commissioned 24 April 1971, christened by Mrs. Caroline Groves Gayler.

==Design and description==
The ''Knox'' class design was derived from the {{sclass|Brooke|frigate}} modified to extend range and without a long-range missile system. The ships had an [[length overall|overall length]] of {{convert|438|ft|m|1}}, a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|47|ft|m|1}} and a [[draft (ship)|draft]] of {{convert|25|ft|m|1}}. They [[Displacement (ship)|displaced]] {{convert|4066|LT|t}} at full load. Their crew consisted of 13 officers and 211 enlisted men.<ref>Friedman, pp. 357–60, 425</ref>

The ships were equipped with one [[Westinghouse Combustion Turbine Systems Division|Westinghouse]] geared [[steam turbine]] that drove the single [[propeller shaft]]. The turbine was designed to produce {{convert|35000|shp|lk=in}}, using steam provided by 2 [[Combustion Engineering|C-E]] [[boiler]]s, to reach the designed speed of {{convert|27|kn|lk=in}}. The ''Knox'' class had a range of {{convert|4500|nmi|lk=in}} at a speed of {{convert|20|kn}}.<ref name=g8>Gardiner, Chumley & Budzbon, p. 598</ref>

The ''Knox''-class ships were armed with a [[5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun]] forward and a single [[3-inch/50-caliber gun]] aft. They mounted an eight-round [[RUR-5 ASROC|ASROC]] launcher between the 5-inch (127&nbsp;mm) gun and the [[bridge (nautical)|bridge]]. Close-range anti-submarine defense was provided by two twin {{convert|12.75|in|adj=on}} [[Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes|Mk 32 torpedo tubes]]. The ships were equipped with a torpedo-carrying [[Gyrodyne QH-50|DASH]] drone helicopter; its telescoping hangar and landing pad were positioned [[amidships]] aft of the [[mack (naval architecture)|mack]]. Beginning in the 1970s, the DASH was replaced by a [[SH-2 Seasprite]] LAMPS I helicopter and the hangar and landing deck were accordingly enlarged. ''Joseph Hewes'' had the first deployed LAMPS helicopter in the history of the Navy. Aft of the flight deck was an eight-cell [[RIM-7 Sea Sparrow#Basic point defense missile system (BPDMS)|BPDMS]] missile launcher for Sea Sparrow missiles, later replaced by Phalanx CIWS.<ref>Friedman, pp. 360–61; Gardiner, Chumley & Budzbon, p. 598</ref>

==Modifications==
The {{USS|Joseph Hewes|FF-1078}} and subsequent ships of the {{sclass|Knox|frigate}} class were modified to enable them to serve as flagships. The primary change was a slightly different arrangement of the "Officer's Country" staterooms with additional staterooms in a new 01 level structure which replaced the open deck between the boats. The stateroom on the port side under the bridge was designated as a "flag" stateroom, with additional staterooms for flag staff when serving as a flagship. These ships have been referred to as the ''Joseph Hewes''-sub-class {{citation needed|date=September 2018}}.

==Service history==
On 15 February 1985, ''Joseph Hewes'' arrived to the scene where the [[MV A Regina|M/V A. Regina]], a passenger cargo ferry ran aground on a reef off [[Isla de Mona]]. Due to surf conditions, ''Joseph Hewes'' was unable to use its boats to transport the evacuees which had landed on the nearby island. ''Joseph Hewes'' remained on scene to assist and using its helicopter, delivered hot food, soft drinks, and water to the ''A. Regina'' evacuees on Mona Island.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Safety Recommendation |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-recs/recletters/M86_17.pdf |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=www.ntsb.gov}}</ref>
[[File:ROCN Lan Yang (FFG-935) Leaving Keelung Harbour 20150316a.jpg|thumb|ROCN Lan Yang (FFG-935) Leaving [[Keelung]] Harbor]]
[[File:ROCN Hughes 500 6910 Carried on Lan Yang (FFG-935) Helicopter Deck Front Right View 20141123.jpg|thumb|ROCN Hughes 500 6910 Carried on Lan Yang (FFG-935) Helicopter Deck]]
The ship was decommissioned 30 June 1994 and struck 11 January 1995. She was disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, cash sale, ex-US fleet hull foreign military sale, transferred to as Taiwan as ''Lan Yang'' (FF-935).

==Awards==
*[[Combat Action Ribbon]]
*[[Joint Meritorious Unit Award]] with [[oak leaf cluster]]
*[[Meritorious Unit Citation]]
*[[Navy E Ribbon]] (3 awards)
*[[Navy Expeditionary Medal]]
*[[National Defense Service Medal]] with bronze star
*[[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal]] with two bronze stars
*[[Vietnam Service Medal]] with one campaign star
*[[Sea Service Deployment Ribbon]]
*[[Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal]]

==See also==
*[[USS Trippe (FF-1075)]]
*[[USS Kirk]]
*[[USS Brewton]]

==Notes==
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== References ==
*{{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1982|isbn=0-87021-733-X}}
*{{cite book|last1=Gardiner|first1=Robert|last2=Chumbley|first2=Stephen|last3=Budzbon |first3=Przemysław|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995|year=1995|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|isbn=1-55750-132-7|name-list-style=amp}}
*{{Naval Vessel Register|{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=FFT1078}}}}

==External links==
*http://ussjosephhewes.com/
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/06021078.htm NavSource images]
*[http://www.navysite.de/ff/ff1078.htm Navysite.de]

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