Kang Ding-class Frigate

The Kang Ding-class Guided Missile Frigate is a class of warship (based on the French La Fayette-class) in service in the Republic of China Navy from May 1996 onwards.

Specifications

 * Role: Guided Frigate (Hull designation symbol FFG)
 * Crew: 141
 * Characteristics
 * Length: 410 feet (124.97 meters)
 * Beam: 50.53 feet (15.4 meters)
 * Draft: 14.44 feet (4.4 meters)
 * Displacement: 3,200 tons (3,600 tons full load)
 * Power Plant: 4 diesel SEMT Pielstick 12PA6V280 STC2, 21000 hp (15 400 kW)
 * Range: 4,000 nautical miles (7,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h), 9000 at 12 knots (22 km/h)
 * Speed: 25 Knots (46,3 Kilometers/Hour; 28.77 Miles/Hour)
 * Sensor Suite
 * 1 x Air/Surface DRBV 15C sentry radar
 * 1 x firing control radar for the 100 mm gun
 * 1 x DRBN34 navigation radar
 * 1 x DRBN34 landing radar
 * 1 x Saïgon ARBG 1 radio interceptor
 * 1 x ARBR 21 radar interceptor
 * 2 x Dagaie Mk2 chaff launcher
 * 1 x AN/SLQ-25 Nixie tugged noise maker
 * 1 x Prairie-Masker noise reduction system
 * 1 x Syracuse II
 * 1 x Inmarsat
 * Armament
 * 1 x 100mm TR automatic gun
 * 2 x 20mm modèle F2 gun
 * 8 x HF-2E Hsuing Feng II Anti-ship Missiles
 * 1 x Crotale CN2 CIWS
 * Aircraft Carried: 1 x SH-70C(M)-1/2 Thunderhawk