Chiayi-class offshore patrol vessel

The Chiayi-class patrol vessel is a heavy patrol vessel of the Coast Guard Administration of Taiwan. Four ships are planned. All four are planned to be constructed by CSBC Corporation, Taiwan.[4]

Chiayi-class patrol vessel
Class overview
Builders: CSBC Corporation, Taiwan
Operators: Coast Guard Administration
Built: 2018-Present
Planned: 4
On order: 4
Building: 2
Completed: 0
General characteristics
Type: Heavy patrol vessel
Displacement: 4,000 tons[1]
Length: 125m[2]
Beam: 16.5m[2]
Speed: 24 knots[2]
Range: >10,000 nautical miles[1]
Armament: 2.75in rockets, 20mm cannons, remote weapons stations, and water cannons[3]
Aircraft carried: UH-60/S-70C
Aviation facilities: Hangar

Description

The class has a helipad and hangar which can accommodate a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. It is equipped with a medical center with a negative pressure area, a surgery suite, and a x-ray facility.[4]

History

The procurement is part of a decade long coast guard shipbuilding project with a projected budget of NT$42.6 billion ($1.4 billion).[4] The budgeted cost of the four 4,000 ton patrol vessels is NT$ 11.74 billion (US$392 million).[2] Delivery of all four is planned to be completed by 2025.[3]

The first vessel of the class, Chiayi (CG5001), was launched in June 2020 and is expected to enter service by the end of the year.[4] The President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen presided over the launch.[1]

Vessels

A total of 4 vessels are planned.

CG5001
  • Chiayi (CG5001), launched in June 2020[4]

See also

References
  1. "President Tsai launches 4,000-ton patrol vessel Chiayi". taiwantoday.tw. Taiwan Today. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. Yu, Matt; Yeh, Joseph. "President Tsai christens Taiwan's largest coast guard ship 'Chiayi'". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. Chung, Lawrence. "Taiwan set to commission its largest patrol ship to strengthen South China Sea claims". www.scmp.com. SCMP. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. "Taiwan coast guard launches indigenously built patrol ship". mainichi.jp. Mainichi. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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